Parts of speech Flashcards

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Noun

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person, place, thing, animal, and idea= ball , desk, store.

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Verbs

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action words= jump, talk, see.

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Adverbs

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Tell when where or how actions take place= slowly, soon, quickly.

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Adjectives

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Describes nouns or pronouns= big, gorgeous, red.

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Pronouns

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takes the place of a noun= they, them, she.

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conjunction

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words phrases or clauses together= for, and, no, but, yet, so.

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interjection

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shows strong emotion= hey! stop! yay!

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preposition

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tells the time or position of something= on, above, around, during.

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common nouns

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Not capitalized and not specific= ball, desk, store

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Proper nouns

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Capitalized and specific= Mrs. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike.

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abstract nouns

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a noun that you cant touch, taste, hear, or smell== love, hunger, fear

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concreate nouns

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a noun that you can touch and see=food dog desk

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compound nouns

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made up of more than one word= grocery store, teacher desk, shopping desk.

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