parts of speech Flashcards
1
Q
noun
A
person, place, thing, idea
2
Q
pronoun
A
word used in place of noun. personal (specific), possesive (ownership), reflexive (emphasize), realtive (into sub clause), demonstrative (identify/referes to nouns)
3
Q
adjective
A
modifies or describes a noun or pronoun (details)
4
Q
verb
A
express action or being (take dif forms for tense, agree (plural = plural)
5
Q
adverb
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modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb (never noun, -ly, well)
6
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conjunction
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joins words, phrases, or clauses (coordinating - and, but, or-, subordingating- because-)
7
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preposition
A
used before a noun, pronoun, links noun to another word
8
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interjection
A
word used to express emotion (wow!)
