Question

identify the parts of speech slow​

Answer 1

Answer:

Parts of speech are categories that are used to describe each word's function in a sentence. The best way to identify a word's part of speech is to think about what role the word plays in the sentence, but there are also a few clues that can help you figure out the part of speech if you are unsure about the word's function.

Part One of Three:

Analyzing the Word's Function

1

Identify naming words as nouns. A noun is any word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can be concrete (Alice, dog, table, etc.) or abstract (beauty, independence, cycle, etc.).[1]

Proper nouns are used to name a specific person, place, or thing, and the main words are always capitalized (Fred, New York, the Declaration of Independence).

Nouns can be either singular or plural.

Nouns can be possessive, in which case they typically end in 's or s'.

2

Know that pronouns stand in for nouns. Sometimes, a noun is not always named. Words that do not directly name a person, place, thing, or idea, but take the place of a word that does, are pronouns.[2]

Some pronouns stand in for people's names (he, our, they, hers, etc.).

Other pronouns represent an object or idea (it, these, this, etc.).

Pronouns may also stand in for very indefinite nouns that may be difficult to name without the use of a pronoun (everyone, no one, something, etc).