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Parts of Speech

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Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
Preposition
Adjective

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A Pronoun

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A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.

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Pronoun Order

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1st Person Singular
2nd Person Singular
3rd Person Singular
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural

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Nominative Pronouns

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I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They

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Objective Pronouns

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Me
You
Him/her/it
Us
You
Them

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Possessive Pronouns

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Mine
Yours
His/her/its
Ours
Yours
Theirs

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Possessive Pronoun Adjectives

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My
Your
His/her/its
Our
Your
Their

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Interrogative Pronouns

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Who
Whom
Whose
Which
What

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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This
That
These
Those

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Indefinite Pronouns

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All
Another
Any
Anybody
Anyone
Anything
Both
Each
Either
Everybody
Everyone
Everything
Few
Many
More
Most
Neither
Nobody
None
One
Other
Several
Some
Somebody
Someone
Such

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An Adverb

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An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb – and answers the questions: How? When? Where? And Why?

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Four Purposes of Sentences

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Declarative
Exclamatory
Interrogative
Imperative

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A Verb

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A verb is a word that asserts and action, shows a state of being, links 2 words together, or helps another verb.

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A Noun

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A noun names a person, place, thing, activity or idea.

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Five Cases of Nouns

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Subject
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Object of the Preposition
Possessive

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A Gerund

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A Gerund is a present participle verb form used as a noun.

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An Appositive

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An appositive is a noun or pronoun directly beside another noun that explains or identifies it.

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A Conjunction

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A conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together.

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Coordinating Conjunctions

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F for
A and
N nor
B but
O or
Y yet
S so

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An Adjective

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An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting — and answers the questions: What kind? How many? Which? Whose?

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An Interjection

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An interjection is a word or phrase used as a strong expression of feeling or emotion.