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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Verb

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It’s a word that gives noun action.

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Adverb

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An adverb describes an adjective, verb, ECT.

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Adjective

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An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun

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Conjunction

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A Conjunction is a word or words, that connect words, phrases or causes.

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Preposition

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A Preposition tells time, place or position.

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Interjection

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An interjection expresses strong emotion.

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Common Noun

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They are never capitalized and are never specific.

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Proper Nouns

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They name something specific - like the name of a place, brand or person.

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Abstract nouns

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A noun you can’t see hear, smell, or taste, or touch.

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Concrete Nouns

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Concrete nouns describe things that can be seen or touched.

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Action Verb

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Tell what the subject is doing

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Linking Verbs (to be)

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connect a subject to a noun or an adjective.

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Helping Verbs

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help the main verb express tense and voice.

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indefinite pronoun

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pronouns that do not refer to any specific person, place or thing.

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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.”

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