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9 Cards in this Set
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What is a noun?
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A word that is a person, place or thing ("proper nouns" are capitalized and specific nouns, like a person's name).
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What is an interjection?
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a special word that shows emotion -- often at the beginning of a sentence and set off by a comma or exclamation point. (exs. oh, my, gosh, drats...)
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What is a pronoun?
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a word that takes the place of a noun (exs. you, me, I, he, she, it, they, we, them...). Possessive pronouns are pronouns that show "ownership" (exs. his, hers, ours, mine...).
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What do the initials IVAN CAPP represent?
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Interjection, Verb, Adjective, Noun, Conjunction, Adverb, Pronoun and Preposition!
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What is a preposition?
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A word that shows the relationship of word in a sentence to another word in the same sentence. (they also show where/location; where/direction; when/time; the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the same sentence). (Exs. of, to for, between, at, in, etc.).
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What is an adjective?
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A word that that tells us more about a noun -- a descriptive word. (exs. pretty, big, red...)
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What is a verb?
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a word that shows action or being. (exs. run, am, go, sleep...)
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What is an adverb?
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A word that tells us more about a verb, adjective or another adverb. They also tell us "how, where and when". (Exs. very, slowly, quietly...)
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What is a conjunction?
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A word that is used to join together other words or phrases (exs. either, or, and, but...).
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