1. Lesson 0.5: Parts of Speech
Interactive grammar notebook

2. Nouns Definition: words that name people, places, things, and ideas
Examples: man, museum, fruit, freedom
I went to the store yesterday to buy milk.

3. Verbs Definition: words that express an action or state of being
Examples: jump, hide, seem, is, are
They are the nicest people you will ever meet.

4. Adjectives
Definition: describing words; words that modify nouns or pronouns (*modify means to alter or to change*)
Examples: pretty, blue, lazy, awesome
The food at the new restaurant was very bland and flavorless.

5. Adverbs
Definition: words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Examples: softly, always, very, too
I walked quietly into the library to return my very overdue book.

6. Prepositions
Definition: words that show a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
Examples: about, at, before, in, under
She found the missing science textbook under her bed.

7. Conjunctions
Definition: words that join other words or groups of words
Examples: and, but, or, so, yet
Mikey doesn’t like Thai food but he does like Indian cuisine.

8. Interjections Definition: words used to express emotion
Examples: Wow! Ouch! Hooray! Whoa!
Phew! I’m glad we are done with these notes.