Superstitions And Beliefs Vocabulary

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this sentence, 'cat' and 'lives' are nouns.

verb A word that expresses an action or state of being. In this sentence, 'has' is a verb.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun. In this sentence, there are no adjectives.

adverb A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. In this sentence, there are no adverbs.

pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun. In this sentence, there are no pronouns.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this sentence, there are no prepositions.

conjunction A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. In this sentence, there are no conjunctions.

interjection A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion. In this sentence, there are no interjections.

article A word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite. In this sentence, 'a' is an article.

• According to superstition, it is believed that a cat has nine lives.
• You know how they say a cat has nine lives, well my cat definitely proves that theory true.
• I swear, my cat must think it's invincible with those nine lives.
• Just like a cat has nine lives, she always seems to bounce back from any setback.