Parts of speech Flashcards

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Noun

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person, place, thing

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Pronoun

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takes the place of a noun

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3
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Verb

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gives the sentence action

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4
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Adverb

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describes a adjective or a verb

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5
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Adjective

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describes a noun or a pronoun

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conjunction

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is a word that connect words, phrases or clauses

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Preposition

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it tells time, place or position

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8
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Interjection

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expresses strong emotion, it’s true

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9
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Common noun

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never capitalized, and not something specific

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Proper noun

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always capitalized and they name something specific

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Abstract noun

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a noun that you cannot see or touch its something like love

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12
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Concrete nouns

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describe things you can see and touch

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action verb

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tell what the subject is doing

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linking verb (to be)

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connects (or links) a subject to a noun or an adjective. I ,am

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15
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Helping verbs

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help the main verb express tense and voice.( has been, will, could).

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Indefinite pronons

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Pronouns that do not refer to any specific person, place, or amount.

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Reflexive Pronoun

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Pronouns that reflect on the original pronoun/subject in the sentence, but then use a new term that ends in “-self” or” -selves”.