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13 Cards in this Set
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Adjective |
A word or phrase that describes or modifies a noun. (Examples: bitter, solid, blue, gigantic) |
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Adverb |
A word or phrase that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. (Examples: gently, quite, then, there) |
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Conjunction |
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. (Examples: "FANBOYS" = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) |
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Interjection |
A word used to express a particular emotion or sentiment on the part of the speaker. (Examples: Ah! Hey! Ouch!) Filled pauses (like "er" or "um") are also considered interjections. |
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Noun |
Person, animal place, thing, or idea. (Examples: chair, cat, snow, shoe) |
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Preposition |
A word used to express spatial, temporal, or other relationship. (Examples: in, on, by, around, since). |
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Pronoun |
A word that takes the place of a noun. (Examples: I, he, you, someone, it) |
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Verb |
A word used to describe an action or state of being. (Examples: hear, become, run, eat) |
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Subject |
The person or thing doing the action in a sentence. |
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Predicate |
The part of a sentence that contains the verb and everything that comes after the verb. |
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Action Verb |
Describes the act or activity being done by the subject of a sentence. (Ex. jump, run, chew) |
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Helping Verb |
Helps the main verb of a sentence by extending its meaning. (Ex. should, could, been) |
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Linking Verb |
Links the subject to the verb. (Ex. am, was, appear) |
