Parts of Speech Flashcards
1
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Action verbs
A
tell what a person or thing is doing- run, jump, cry, think
2
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Helping Verbs
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words that help an action verb- WAS running, COULD talk, WILL pay
3
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Linking verbs
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verbs/words that connect the subject to a descriptor
4
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Adjectives
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describing words
ex) color,size, texture, amount, feeling, shape
5
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Adverbs
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words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
ex) how much, how often, when, where
6
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Conjunctions
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words used to connect two or more than two words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
7
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Prepositions
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words that come before a noun or pronoun and connect it with the rest of the sentence
they are like the bridges of a sentence
ex) tells location, time, direction
8
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Interjections
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words that express emotion
