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noun

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

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verbs

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action words= jump, talk, sing

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adverb

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tells when, where, or how an action takes place= slowly, soon, quickly

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adjective

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describes a noun or pronoun= big, gorgeous, red

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pronouns

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takes the place of a noun= they, him, she

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conjunctions

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brings words, phrases, or clauses together: for and nor but or yet so (fanboys)

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interjections

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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 noun

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capitalized and specific= Walmart, Nike, Ms. Dulaney

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abstract nouns

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

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concrete nouns

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a noun that you can touch and see, etc= 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 cart

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