Define the following:
1. Verb
2.Adverb
3. Adjective
4. Conjunction
5. Preposition
6. Interjection
Answers
Explanation:
VERB:A verb is an action verb expresses a mental or physical action.
- run, jump, working, sits
- He tasted the ice cream. (action)
ADVERB:An adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. It can tell you how, when, or where, or to what extent the action, being, or condition is happening.
ADJECTIVE:An adjective describes or modifies nouns or pronouns. It can give the size, shape, condition, color, or amount of the noun.
eg-strong horses
CONJUNCTION:Conjunctions are words that join words, phrases, or sentence parts.
In English there are three kinds of conjunctions.
- coordinate conjunction
- coorelative conjunction
- subordinating conjunction
PREPOSITION:Prepositions are words which relate a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition) to another word in the sentence.
eg-The book is on the table.
INTERJECTION:An interjection is a word or phrase showing emotion or surprise which has no grammatical relationship to any other words or part of a sentence.
They are often punctuated by exclamation points and are used infrequently. It is best to avoid the use of them in formal writing other than direct quotations.
Ouch, Hey, Oh my, Wow