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Parts of Speach
8 Parts of Speach and what they are
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English
10th Grade
01/24/2007

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Term
Noun
-common
-proper
Definition
-a person, place, thing, or idea
-a general group of people, places, things, or ideas
-a spacific person, place, thing, or idea
Term
Pronoun
Definition
takes the place of a noun
Term
Adjective
Definition
-modifies/describes a noun or pronoun
(answers- what kind, how many, & which one)
(article- type of adj )
Term
Verb
action
helping
linking
Definition
action-> doing
helping-> used in verb phrase
linking-> links a subject to what it is or what it apears to be
Term
Adverbs modifying a verb
(Jim ran...)
Definition
answers...
how (...fast)
when (...yesterday)
where (...away)
to what extent (....far)
Term
Adverbs modifying an adj.
Definition
answers...
how
to what extent
Term
Adverbs modifying an adv.
Definition
answers...
how
to what extent
Term
Conjunctions (coordinating)
Definition
link words or groups of words
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Term
Conjunctions (correlating)
Definition
always in pairs
either...or, neither...nor, both...and, not only...but also, whether...or
Term
Prepositions
Definition
-words that link a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence
(words that can be used to describe a bird in relation to a cloud)
Term
Conjunctions (subordinate)
Definition
link indapendent clauses to a dependent clause
Term
Interjections
Definition
-show strong emotion or excitement
-often an exclamation point or a comma will be present
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