Parts Of Speech

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Noun- common and proper

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Def.- a person, place, or thing
Examples: common noun- car, boy, hat, dog, dishes, homework, park, library; proper noun- hint: always starts with a capital letter; Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School, Barack Obama, Yankee Stadium, Shedd Aquarium, the White Sox, Mrs. Schlueter

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Verb

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Def.- an action word
Examples: run, walk, sit, sleep, am, is, are, was, were, try, talk, laugh, dance, sing, love, cry, scream, shout,

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Adjective

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Def. - a word that describes a noun
Examples: a/an, the, two, some, good, big, red, tearful, energetic, interesting

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Adverb

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Def.- a word that describes a verb, adjective or adverb and often ends in "ly"
Examples: quickly, silently, well (well done, well written, feel well), badly, very, really, virtually, dramatically

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Pronoun

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Def.- replaces a noun
Examples: I, you, he, she, some, it, they, them, our, mine

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Preposition

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Def.- links a noun to another word or shows direction (remember it like this: anywhere a cat can go)
Example: to, at, after, on, but, above, beyond, up, down, in, out, around, over, under, through,

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Conjuction

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Def.- joins clauses, sentences or words
Example: and, but, when

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Interjection

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Def.- short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence
Example: Ouch! Oh no! Stop it! Oh dear! Huh? Uh-huh. Um... Uh...Aha!

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Synonym

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Def.- a word that means exactly the same as, or very nearly the same as, another word in the same language
Example: close, shut; open, ajar; blow up, explode; cherish, adore;

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Antonym

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Def.- a word that means the opposite of another word. Examples: good, evil; up, down; soft, hard; male, female; easy, difficult;

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Homophone

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Def.- words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling.
Examples: two, to and too; dear, deer; hour, our; bare, bear;

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Idiom

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Def.- An expression, word or phrase that is not taken literally
Examples: "It's raining cats and dogs!" means it's raining really hard, "I'm all ears" means "I'm listening fully or will all of my attention", "Jump the gun" - means doing something too early, "Pay the piper" -means you must face the consequences of your actions.

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Simile

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Def.- to compare two things to each other often using the words like, as, or than
Examples: her smile is as bright as a ray of sunshine, he's as fierce as a tiger, that car is as big as a whale, my BFF and I are like two peas in a pod,

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Metaphor

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Def.- a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another
Examples: Broken heart- Your heart is not literally broken into pieces but you feel hurt and sad;Rollercoaster of emotions- lots of high and low feelings, the world is your oyster, drowing in a sea of grief, the world is a stage, feeling blue, drift off to sleep,

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Hyperbole

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Def.- a description that is exaggerated for emphasis.
Examples: ...so hungry I could eat a horse, I have a million things to do, I have a ton of homework, I can smell that pizza from a mile away,

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Personification

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Def.- A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Examples: My teddy bear gave me a hug. The limbs of the tree danced in the breeze. The angry clouds gathered quickly, threatening a terrible storm.

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Alliteration (ale-lit-er-ay-shun)

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The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: Larry the Lion lazily licked the lemon lollipop.

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Onomatopoeia (ah-no-maht-uh-pee-yah)

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The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Examples: snap, crackle, pop, whoosh, bang

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Cliché (klee-shay)

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A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.
Examples: Many hands make light work. A penny saved is a penny earned. Actions speak louder than words.

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Article

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Def.- A definite article is the word "the" and indefinite articles are the word "a" or "an"

Example: THE girl bought AN apple A day for A month.

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: !

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! exclamation point
Used: at the end of a sentence to note an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command.
"Help!"

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: ?

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? question mark .
Used: at the end of a sentence that asks a direct question

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: ,

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, a comma
Used: to separate a series of items (apples, oranges, bananas), use a comma + a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses (we wanted to go, but we had to stay) ,to separate several adjectives (tall, dark and handsome), to avoid confusion (For most, the year is already finished), to set off quotation marks,

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: .

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. period
Used: at the end of a declarative statement or sentence.

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: " "

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" " quotation marks
Used: to set off material that represents quoted or spoken language
Ginger asked, "What are we having for dinner?"

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: ;

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; semi-colon
Used: to separate very large lists, (Bradenton, Florida; St. Louis, Missour; Chicago, Illinois) and to separate closely related independent clauses and helps to explain the prior clause (My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something)

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: :

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: colon
Used:

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: ( )

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later

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: " ' ' "

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latewr

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: '

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later

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Identify the punctuation mark and tell when, how or why it is used: *

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later