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How do you determine what part of speech a word is?
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By its function in the sentence, in other words-how it is being used in that sentence
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a word that expresses action or state of being
for example jump run |
verb
they are action words |
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a word that replaces a noun
for example His, her, me, they, we |
pronoun
they are substitutes for nouns |
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a word that describes nouns or pronouns
for example pretty, ugly, stupid, immature,competent |
adjective
they specify which one; what quality; how many |
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a word that describes verbs and adjectives
for example quickly, quietly, skillfully |
adverb
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a word that shows relationships between a noun or pronoun and another noun or pronoun
for example The towel was (on) the floor |
preposition
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a word that links (words, phrases, clauses) aka linking words
for example and, but , because |
conjunction
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a word that is used to show emotion or exclamation
for example Oh!, Wow!, Oh no!, Ouch! |
interjection
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a word that names -person, place, thing, idea, emotion etc.
for example Madonna, Russia, Love, Money |
Noun
Nouns name! |
