Parts of speech Flashcards

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Noun

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a word that names a person place thing or idea
ex: finesse, education, school, Now York, teacher
Hint: the…

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Pronoun

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a word used in place if a noun

ex:I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he

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Adjective

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a word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun

ex: colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
hint: The… truck.

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Verb

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a word that shows action or state of being

ex: talk, jump, scream, run, is, are, am
hint: verbs change when in the present past and future

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Adverb

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a word that describes a verb adjective or other adverbs and tells where when how or to what extent

ex: incessantly
hint: often ends in”ly”

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Preposition

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shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

ex: to, over, under, at, between, in
hint: the squirrel ran…. the tree

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Conjuntion

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a word that connects words groups of words and sentences

ex: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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Interjection

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a word that expresses surprise or strong feeling separate from the sentence
ex: WOW! HEY!

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