Parts Of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

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Names a person, place, thing or idea.

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Pronoun

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Is used in place of a noun.

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Verb

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Expreses action or a state of being.

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Adjective

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Modifies a noun or pronoun.

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Adverb

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Modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

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Preposition

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Shows the relationship between its object and another word in a sentence.

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Conjunction

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Joins words or group of words.

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Interjection

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Is a word used to express emotion.

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Antecedents

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Clarifies the meaning of the meaning of the pronoun.

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10
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Action verbs

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Express physical action or mental action.

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Linking verbs

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Links or connects the subject with a word or words group in the predicate that describes the subject.

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Helping verbs

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Helps the main verb to tell about an actions or state of being.

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Transitive verb

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Action verb that has a direct object.

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Intransitive verbs

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An action verb that does not have a direct object

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