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Parts of Speech |
Classifications of words according to their meaning and use in a sentence Ex. Nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections |
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Noun |
A word that is used to name something: a person, a place, an object, or an idea Ex. Jim Carrey, Montreal, city, street, mystery, freedom |
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Pronoun |
A word that stands for a noun Ex. I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
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Verb |
Tells what's being done in a sentence Ex. Eat, called, graded Links a noun to something that is said about it Ex. Are, am, is, appear(s), feel(s) |
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Prepositions |
A word usually indicating direction, location, or order, that connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence Ex. About, around, beneath, for, on, up, with |
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Adjective |
A word that describes a noun Ex. Damp, furious, hungry, sad |
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Adverb |
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb Ex. Loudly, rarely, angrily, extremely |
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Conjunction |
Words that connect one idea or another within a sentence Ex. And, for, or, yet, but, not, so |
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Interjection |
Words that can stand independently and are used to express emotion Ex. Hey!, oh |
