Parts of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

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naming word that identifies people, places, things or ideas

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Pronoun

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Stands for a noun that has already been used (he, she, his, her, it)

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Verb

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a word that expresses an action

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Adverb

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a word that gives extra information about the verb

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Adjective

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a word that gives extra information about the noun

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Article

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placed before the noun to indicate which person or thing you mean (a, an, the)

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Preposition

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indicates the position or location of a noun or pronoun (in, on, around, through)

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Conjunction

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a word that links clauses, phrases and words

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Interjection

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an exclamation

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