Parts of speech Flashcards

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Common noun/noun

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A person, place, thing or idea

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Proper noun

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Pitcular or specific (person place thing or idea)(always starts with a capital)

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What is the difference between a concrete noun and a abstract noun?

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I concrete noun is something you can feel and touch, like a firetruck and a abstract noun is a noun that you can’t see nor feel like love.

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What is a pronoun

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a pronoun is a word that replaces a noun… i could say the pronoun “he” insted of saying the name, bobby bobathin bobby broshiter.

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note, possessive pronouns are used to show ownership… some examples are my, his, her, our, their, your, its

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:-)

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adjective

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a word that describes a noun… colors and numbers are adjectives

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verb

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a word that shows action, existence or occurrence… a very commonly used one is “to be”

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adverb

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a word that describes a verb. run is a verb, but quickly is an adverb. lots end in “ly”

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conjunction

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a word that connects words, phrases, clauses and sentences.

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what are three types of conjunctions?

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coordinating conjunctions; (and, or, but, yet so nor for)
Subordinating conjunctions; (because, although, while since, unless, before, after ect.)
Correlative conjunction; (either….or, neither….nor, not only…but also)

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preposition

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a word that describes one objects position in relation to another object. (over,under,across,next to, from, of…)

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interjection

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an exclamation or abrupt remark, usually at the beginning of a sentence. (wow!, hey!,…)

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article

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an article is a type of addictive. the is a definite article,and a is and indefinite article.

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