Parts Of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

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A naming word which names a person, creature , thing or quality

E.g table , danger

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Pronoun

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A word that stands instead of a noun

E.g i , he , she

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Adjective

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A word that tells us more/describes a noun or a pronoun

E.g he is sad

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Verb

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An action word, which tells us what happened

E.g she screamed

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Adverb

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A word that tells us more about a verb; how the action was done

E.g she screamed loudly

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Preposition

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A word used in front of a noun or pronoun to make a phrase showing where , when or how something was done

E.g the cat was IN a tree

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Conjunction

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A joining word which links words or groups of words

E.g Fish AND chips , for better OR worse

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Interjection

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A word of exclamation

E.g wow!

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