Parts of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

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Person, place, thing, animal, idea = ball, desk, and store

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Verbs

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Action words = jump talk sing

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Adverbs

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Tell where, when, how the action takes place = slowly soon quickly

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Adjective

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Describes nouns or pronouns = Big, gorgeous, red

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Pronouns

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Take the place of the noun = they, him, she

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Conjunctions

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Brings words phases or clauses together = For, and, nor, but, so, or, yet, so

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Interjetions

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Shows strong emotions = Hey, stop, yay

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Preposition

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Tells the time or position of something = on, 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 = Ms. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike

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Abstract nouns

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A noun that don’t use your senses = love hunger fear.

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Concrete noun

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A noun that uses your senses

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Compound nouns

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Made up of more than one word

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