8 parts of da speech Flashcards

1
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a word used to name a particular person, place, thing, or idea; this noun is usually capitalized

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Proper noun

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2
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names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas, and is not capitalized

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Common noun

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3
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names an object that can be perceived by the senses (most likely is tangible)

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Concrete noun

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4
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names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic (cannot be physically touched)

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Abstract noun

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5
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begin questions: who, whom, whose, which, what 

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Interrogative Pronouns

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6
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specific person, place, thing, or idea: this, that, these, those

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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7
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people, places, things, etc in general; without antecedents: all, any, either, many, none

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Indefinite Pronouns

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8
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are used for any general noun. They are “A” and “AN.”

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Indefinite Articles

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9
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are used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. “THE”.

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Definite Article

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10
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express physical or mental activity; it’s what you do!

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Action Verbs

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11
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action verbs that express action directed toward a person or thing named in the sentence

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Transitive Verbs

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12
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action verbs that express action without passing the action from a doer to a receiver

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Intransitive Verbs

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13
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verb that connects the subject to a word that identifies or describes it

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Linking Verbs

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14
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consist of a main verb preceded by at least one helping verb (auxiliary verb)

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Verb phrases

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15
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a word used to express emotion. It has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.

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Interjection

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16
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joins words or groups of words.

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Conjunction

17
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Join words or groups of words together as equals

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coordinating conjunction

18
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Considered two-part conjunctions, used with words and phrases

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correlative conjunction

19
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Join groups unequally, that is one group of words to another

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subordinating conjunction

20
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refer to a verb, adjective or adverb; tell where, when, or how

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Adverb

21
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refers to a noun or pronoun; tells which one or what kind

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Adjective

22
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a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word(s) in the sentence

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Preposition

23
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a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

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Adverb

24
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a word used to express an action or a state of being (a form of the word “be”)

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Verb

25
Q

a word used to modify a noun or pronoun. usually precede the words they modify.

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Adjective

26
Q

word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns

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Pronoun

27
Q

word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

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Noun

28
Q

This noun gives the pronoun its meaning

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antecedent

29
Q

big

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Positive

30
Q

bigger

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Comparative

31
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biggest

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Superlative