Eight Parts Of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

A

Person, Place, or thing

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Pronoun

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The word that takes the place of a noun

They shot the dog

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Adjective

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Describes a noun or a pronoun

The blue house

The tired boy

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Adverb

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A word that describes a verb a adjective or a another adverb.

He is so silly

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Verb

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Show action or state of being

Is, are, was, were, be, am, been, being, become, seen, remain, appear.

Linking verbs

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Preposition

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Shows relationship between two words in a sentence.

Up, over, around, near, on, left, right.

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conjunction

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Joins words or groups of words.

Billy and Bobby. The conjunction is and.

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Interjection

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A word or phrase that express emotion.

Oh!
Bang!

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