Parts of Speech Flashcards

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1
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noun

A

a person, place, or thing

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2
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pronoun

A

word that goes in place of a noun

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3
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adjective

A

describing word for nouns or pronouns

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4
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verb

A

action word or state of being

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5
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adverb

A

word that modifies another verb, adjective, or adverb

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6
Q

conjunction

A

connects words, phrases, and clauses

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7
Q

preposition

A

relates a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence

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8
Q

interjection

A

exclamations/expressions of extreme emotions

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9
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what does a noun answer?

A

what or who

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10
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what does and adverb answer?

A

how, when, where, why

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11
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he, she, it

A

pronoun

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12
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gently, then, there

A

adverb

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13
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and, but

A

conjunction

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14
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behind, above, aboard

A

preposition

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15
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provides context

A

preposition

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16
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hey! ouch!

A

interjection

17
Q

has no grammatical weight in sentence

A

interjection