Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech Overview

Schoolhouse Rock: Nouns

A noun is a person, a place, or a thing.

Schoolhouse Rock: Pronouns

A pronoun is a word to replace a noun or another pronoun.

Schoolhouse Rock: Verbs

A verb is an action word.

Schoolhouse Rock: Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Schoolhouse Rock: Adverbs

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Schoolhouse Rock: Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word to link words, phrases, and clauses.

Schoolhouse Rock: Prepositions

A preposition is a word that links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in the sentence.

Schoolhouse Rock: Interjections

An interjection is a word added to a sentence to express emotion.