Parts Of Speech Flashcards

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mom school ball love
dad home cup power
Easton park card friendship
car
luna
murder of crows
placemat
power

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Nouns:person, place, thing or idea. 5 types.
common:a person place or thing which a noun doesn’t name. Dog
proper:a noun that names a specific person,place or thing. Fido
collective:a group of something. Gaggle of geese.
concrete:something physical or that can be perceived with senses. Pencil.
Abstract:things that you can’t use your senses on. Power

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I
he
you
it
me
she
mine
your
they
yourself

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Pronoun:A word that takes the place of a noun.1st: I, me, mine. 2nd: you, yours, yourself. 3rd: he, she, they, it. Demonstrative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns,
Interrogative Pronouns, Personal Pronouns,
Possessive Pronouns,
Reciprocal Pronouns,
Reflexive pronouns,
Intensive Pronouns.

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fanciful
opulent
vivacious
zany
exuberant

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Adjective:A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Tells what kind, how many, or which one. Zealous, Dubious, Frigid, Quaint, Inquisitive.

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Jump
Run
Dance
Swim
Kick

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Verbs:A verb is a word that generally
conveys an action, an occurrence,
or a state of being Action Verbs: Show physical or mental action being performed by the subject (Ex: run, jump, fly) Linking Verbs: A word that links the subject with its predicate. The predicate is the part of the sentence that is stating something about the subject (Ex: They are cold.) Helping Verbs: Help the main verb (Ex: will gobble) A helping verb always stands in front of a main verb. For example, in the sentence, “Shyla can ride her sister’s bicycle, “ the helping verb can stands in front of ride, which is the main verb.

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Quickly
Happily
Angrily
Swiftly
Fearfully

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Adverbs:Describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. Can tell how much, how often, when, and where. Often ends in -ly. Always, Never, Not, Slowly.

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So
Or
And
For
But
Yet
Because
Nor

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Conjuction:A word that joins words or word groups together. FANBOYS-For, And, Nor, But/Because, Or, Yet, So.

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In
By
Under
Over
Across

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Preposition:A word that shows position or direction. Shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other words or elements in the rest of the sentence.

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Eek!
Wow!
-Well-
Fiddlesticks!
Ah Phooey!

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Interjection:An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interjection.

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