Parts of Speech Flashcards

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noun

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Person, place, thing, idea

ex: Jack, Florida, flower, freeom

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verb

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Action, state of being.

ex: is, are, able

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adverb

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Describes verbs, ends with -ly.

ex: truthfully, really

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adjectives

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Describes nouns & pronouns.

ex: sweet, fluffy, loud

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pronoun

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Takes place of nouns.

ex: we, they, he, she, it

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conjunction

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Connects words or phrases.

ex: and, but, because, however

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preposition

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Relationship with words.

ex: to, for, in, on, under, above

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interjection

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Exclamation, emotion.

ex: whoa, oops, hmm, eww

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helping verbs

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Help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. There are 23.
ex:

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