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PARTS OF SPEECH OVERVIEW Flashcards

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names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality

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NOUN

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takes the place of a noun

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PRONOUN

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“They” will join “us”. What type of pronoun is this?

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PERSONAL PRONOUN

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“Our” friend will visit “their” house. What type of pronoun is this?

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

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What are the pronouns that have “self” or “selves”?

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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What are the pronouns that have “that”, “this”, “those”, “that”?

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

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A type of pronoun that does not refer to anything?

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

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What are the pronouns that have “who”, “what”?

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INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS?

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What are the pronouns that provides more information?

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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Describes an action, a state of being, or an occurrence

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VERB

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What type of verbs are: speak, speaks, spoke, laugh, laughs, laughed

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ACTION VERBS

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What type of verbs are: am, be, are, was, were, appear, sound, taste

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STATE OF BEING VERBS

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What type of verbs are: became, occur, takes, place, developed

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OCCURRENCE VERBS

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A verb form used as an adjective, adverb, or noun.

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VERBAL

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What type of verbal verb form is this?: Public Speaking used to make me nervous.

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GERUND

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What does Gerund act as?

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NOUN

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What type of verbal verb form is this?: The man speaking seems nervous

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PRESENT PARTICIPLE (ADJECTIVE)

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What type of verbal verb form is this?: The man has spoken.

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PAST PARTICIPLE (ADJECTIVE)

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What does Present Participle act as?

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ADJECTIVE

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What does Past Participle act as?

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ADJECTIVE

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What type of verbal verb form is this?: The man loves to speak.

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INFINITIVE (NOUN, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB)

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What verbal form remains its base form?

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INFINITIVE

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What does the infinitive act as?

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NOUN, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB

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Modifies a noun or a pronoun

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ADJECTIVE

25
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Comes before a noun to specify quantity or clarify

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DETERMINER

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A type of determiner that includes: a/an, the

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ARTICLES

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A type of determiner that includes: this, that, these, those

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DEMONSTRATIVES

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A type of determiner that includes: my, your, his, her, its, our, their

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POSSESSIVES

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A type of determiner that includes: many, much, more, most, some

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QUANTIFIERS

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Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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ADVERB

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Shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in a sentence to indicate location, time, manner, or direction.

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PREPOSITION

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Connects words, phrases, or clauses

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CONJUNCTION

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Expresses strong feelings and emotions; grammatically independent part of speech

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INTERJECTION

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