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Grammar: Parts of Speech
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English
9th Grade
12/08/2007

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Term
nouns
Definition

proper: names a specific person, place, thing. i.e. Bob.

common: names general items. i.e. janitor.

concrete: touchable

abstract: intangible

Term
article
Definition
a, an, the. function as adjective in sentence.
Term
adjective
Definition
modifies a noun and answers the questions: What kind? Which one? How many? How much?
Term
pronoun
Definition

takes the place of a noun.

personal: I, you, he, him, they, me

reflexive: myself, himself, ourselves, themselves

intensive: like reflexive, used differently. i.e. "I myself" or "they themselves"

interrogative: who, what, which. questions.

relative: links phrases/clauses. who, that, which.

demonstrative: this, that, these, those. 

Term
verb
Definition
action, state of being, linking, helping
Term
conjunctions
Definition

coordinating: and, but, or

correlative: both...and, either...or, neither...nor.

Term
interjection
Definition
expresses emotion. hey, oops, wow, yikes
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