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Grammar - minor parts of speech Flashcards

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The DYING man asked to speak to his wife

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Dying = present participle adjective

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Kim had a lot of MONEY so she…

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Money = uncountable noun

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I NEVER eat junk food before noon

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Never = time adverb

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You SHOULD see that movie

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Should = modal

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She IS the STRANGEST woman I met

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Is = copula

Strangest = superlative or attributive adjective

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The workers will TEAR DOWN the building today. It IS being torn down at 3:00.

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Tear down = phrasal verb

Is = auxiliary verb

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The class begins TOMORROW.

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Tomorrow = time adverb

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Cindy is FUNNY

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Funny = predicative

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I have so many BOOKS I don’t have time to read them all

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Books = countable noun

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Paul is REALLY tall

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Really = degree adverb

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I think that the BLACK dress is the one I am going to buy

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Black = attributive adjective

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Richard is OLDER than William

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Older = comparative adjective

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Joel likes SHOOTING videos with his new equipment

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Shooting = gerund

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This movie STINKS

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Stinks = intransitive verb

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Pierre GAVE roses to his girlfriend

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Gave = transitive verb

  • a verb that takes an object
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Kelly forgot to FEED her cat

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Feed = infinitive

“To” attached to the verb

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Gary speaks SLOWLY when he is with students

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Slowly = manner adverb

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I was SHOCKED when I heard that Sarah left her husband

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Shocked = past participle adjective

  • -ed form for regular verbs
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The Holstein ran DOWNSTAIRS

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Downstairs = location adverb

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Victors KNOWS the answers to the questions.

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Knows = stative verb
Or - transitive verb

  • non action verb
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The trash SMELLS bad

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Smells = copula

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Rapidly = ?

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Manner adverb

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Rice and jewelry = ?

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Uncountable or noncount nouns

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Might and may = ?

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Modal verbs

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“HAS been studying”

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Has = auxiliary verb

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“The WAILING baby”

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Wailing = present participle adjective

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SWIMMING is his favorite sport

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Swimming = gerund

The - ing form of a verb acting as a noun

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“The EXHAUSTED runner”

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Exhausted = past participle adjective

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rarely = ?

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Time verb / frequency adverb

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The craziest = ?

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Superlative adjective

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What is a manner verb

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An adverb that shows how an action is performed

Ex: mark walked QUICKLY

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I BOUGHT a dress

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Bought = transitive verb

  • takes the place of an object
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I COMPLETELY agree

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Completely = degree adverb

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Nicky LOOKS happy

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Looks = copula or linking verb

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GIVE UP

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Give up = phrasal verb

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Coordinating Conjunctions

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FANBOYS

For
And
Not
But
Or
Yet
So
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Jackie can to MY birthday party

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My = possessive adjective

  • shows ownership or
    Possession, used in front of a noun
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Did you see ANYONE you knew at the movies?

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Anyone = indefinite pronoun

- not specified person or thing 
Ex: 
anything
Everybody
Everything
Nobody
Many
None
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THOSE suitcases are more expensive

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Those = demonstrative pronoun

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David bought HER a movie player

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Her = personal object pronoun

Subject pronoun:
I
You
She
He
It
We
They
Object personal pronoun: 
Me
You
Her
Him
It
Us
Them
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I would like A cup of coffee

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A = indefinite article

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James doesn’t come to the party BECAUSE he has to work

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Because = subordinating conjunction

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Mike cut HIMSELF while he was shaving

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Himself = reflexive pronoun

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We’d like TWO orders of fries

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Two = quantifier

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In general, I liked this movie, HOWEVER, I think the last was better

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However = conjunction adverb

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Whose jacket is THIS? It’s MINE.

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Mine = possessive pronoun

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We visited MANY places in Paris

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Many = quantifier

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She asked her to attend the meeting, BUT she was unable to go

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But = coordinating conjunctions

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WHO is writing the curriculum?

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Who = interrogative pronoun

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WHICH champagne do you reccomend?

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Which = interrogative adjective

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Michael and Aaron live EACH OTHER

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Each other = reciprocal pronoun

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It’s a beautiful day, ISNT IT?

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Isn’t it = tag question

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Does anyone have a pen? Here take THIS.

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This = demonstrative adjective

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THE sunset was spectacular this evening

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The = definitive article

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HEY, that man took my bike!

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Hey = interjection

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ALTHOUGH he is hard working STUDENT, he is not making VERY fast progress

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Although= subordinating conjunction 
Student = countable noun
Very = degree adverb
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HE LOOKS really good in blue, DOESNT he?

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He = personal pronoun
looks = copula verb
Doesn’t he = tag question

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We had FEW alternatives, SO we chose the least EGREGIOUS one.

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Few = quantifier 
So = coordinating conjunction
Egregious = attributive adjective
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It is LEGAL for someone UNDER the age of 22 TO DRINK alcohol in YOUR country?

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Legal = predicative adjective
Under = preposition
To drink = infinitive verb
Your = possible adjective

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Please call ME BEFORE you leave so that I CAN give you directions.

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Me = personal pronoun 
Before = subordinating conjunction
Can = modal
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I feel FAINT. I think that I SHOULD sit DOWN for A FEW minutes.

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Faint = predictive adjective
Should = modal
Down = location adverb
A few = quantifier

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THIS is the book that I was reading LAST WEEK.

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This = demonstrative pronoun

Last week = time adverb

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Mary, whose daughter IS taking ballet lessons, needs to hire SOMEBODY to make A tutu.

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Is = auxiliary verb
Somebody = indefinite pronoun
A = indefinite article
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Richard went TO THE store AND bought a gallon of chocolate ice cream

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To = preposition
The = definite article 
And = coordinating conjunction
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WOW, you look FABULOUS

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Wow = interjection 
Fabulous = predictive adjective
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Grace RARELY goes to the gym with EITHER Alaina OR Cindy

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Rarely = time adverb
Either = correlative conjunction 
Or = correlative conjunction
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I am SO EXCITED about OUR trip to Paris next month

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So = degree adverb
Excited = past participle adjective 
Our = possessive adjective
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THESE SHOES do not belong in the kitchen! Please PUT AWAY your shoes.

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These = demonstrative adjective
Shoes = countable noun
Put away = phrasal verb

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School VIOLENCE IS a major concern for MANY AMERICAN parents

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Violence = uncountable noun
Is = copula verb 
Many= quantifier
America = attributive adjective
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WHO IS going with US to the party? WHICH dress should I wear?

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Who = interrogative pronoun
Is = auxiliary verb 
Us = personal pronoun
Which = interrogative adjective
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We MAY not go to the beach today UNLESS the weather improves.

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May = modal
Unless = subordinating conjunction
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Jack SEEMS SADDER today. WHAT is wrong?

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Seems = copula verb 
Sadder = comparative adjective 
What = interrogative pronoun
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We need to paint the house; HOWEVER, first the window frames need SANDING

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However = conjunctive adverb
Sanding = gerund
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THAT class is INCREDIBLY BORING!

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That = demonstrative adjective
Incredibly = degree adverb
Boring = present participle adjective
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Michael SHOT HIMSELF in the foot. He needs to learn how TO USE a gun PROPERLY

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Shot = transitive verb
Himself = reflexive pronoun
To use = infinitive verb
Properly = manner verb

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