Parts of Speech Flashcards

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1
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What is a noun

A

Thing person or place

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2
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What are 2 types of nouns

A

Subject and object

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3
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What questions do we ask to find a subject

A

Who or what is doing something

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4
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What is a verb

A

Action or state of being

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5
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What questions do you ask to find a verb

A

What did they do and what are they

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6
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What does the adjective do

A

Describes noun or pronoun

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7
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What questions do you ask to find the adjective

A

What kind which one and how many

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8
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What does an adverb do

A

Describes verb adjective or another adverb

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9
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What questions do you ask to find the adverb

A

How when and where

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10
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What does a pronoun do

A

Replaces a noun

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11
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What is a preposition

A

Connecting word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence

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12
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What does a conjunction do

A

Joins words phrases or clauses

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13
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What is an interjection

A

Short exclamation inserted into a sentence to show emotion

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