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14 Cards in this Set
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What is an adjective?
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A word that describes, (tells about) a noun.
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What is a noun?
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A person, place or a thing.
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What is a common noun?
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A person, place or thing that does not have a special name.
It is NEVER capitalized. (room, head, rug, food, dog) |
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What is a proper noun?
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A person, place or thing's special name.
It is ALWAYS capitalized. (Mrs. Jones, Brookside School, Halloween) |
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What is a pronoun?
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A little word to use instead of a noun.
Jordan's rabbit is cute. Her rabbit is cute. |
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What is a verb?
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A word that shows ACTION, like run or smile.
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What part of speech are these words?
red, six, green, happy, tall, wet |
Adjectives
They describe a noun. |
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What part of speech are these words?
fly, drive, hop, talk, wave, think, hope |
Verbs - they show action.
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What part of speech are these words?
my, it, they, them, you, her, his, mine |
Pronouns.
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When do you use a pronoun?
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When you've already used a noun,
and the reader knows who or what you are talking about. |
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What part of speech are these words?
Statue of Liberty California Mrs. Calonico |
Proper nouns
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What part of speech are these words?
shirt hand car |
Common nouns
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What is an adverb?
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An adverb is a word ending in -LY. It describes a verb.
The dog ran QUICKLY. |
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What part of speech are these words?
gladly, quickly, happily (happy+ly) |
Adverbs (they describe a verb)
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