2/ parts of speech Flashcards

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Nouns

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Person place thing or idea

Subject of the sentence

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Sentence order

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S-AV-ID-DO-OC

S-LV-PN or PA

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Pronoun

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Act like a noun sometimes can rename a noun

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Linking verb

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Is are was were

If you can substitute one of these for a verb in the sentence it is a linking verb

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Transitive verb

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A transitive verb is a verb that can take a direct object. In other words, it is done to someone or something. Most verbs are transitive.

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Intransitive verb

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An intransitive verb is one that does not take a direct object. In other words, it is not done to someone or something. It only involves the subject.

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Adjective

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Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant.

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Adverb

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Adverbs are used to modify verbs. They tell us when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed.

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Preposition

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Where an object is whether it be in front behind to the right or adjacent

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Conjunction

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Conjunctions join words or groups of words together. The most common ones are and, or, and but for not so

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Interjection

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It’s gonna have an ! At the beginning or the end of the sentence

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