Mots Croisés Parts of SpeechVersion en ligne This activity describes the four parts of speech par Eric Herrera 1 a word or short phrase used in speech to gain attention, to exclaim, protest or command 2 a word that connects words, phrases or clauses 3 a word that links a noun, pronoun or gerund to other words 4 a word that modifies a noun 5 a word that substitutes a noun 6 a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb 7 a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events and feelings 8 an action or a state 6 2 5 1 8 7 4 3