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Parts of Speech
Eigiht Parts of Speech with their Definations
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English
4th Grade
06/24/2014

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Term
Noun
Definition
the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Pronoun
Definition
a little word that takes the place of a noun.
Term
Adjective
Definition
defines or modifies a noun or pronoun and answers the questions: Which one? What kind? How many? Whose?
Term
Preposition
Definition
words used to show relationship between words in a sentence.
Term
Adverb
Definition
describes or modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, and answers the questions: When? Where? How? How much?
Term
Interjection
Definition

words showing strong feeling, sounds, and negatives.

 

Yes!  Bam!  Yikes!

 

An interjection can stand alone. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term
Verb
Definition

show action or state of bend a ing, helps make a complete statement, and is part of the predicate. 

 

Begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

 

Has two parts: a subject a predicate. 

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Conjunctions
Definition
join words, phrases, and sentences.
Term
Prepositional phrases
Definition
a group of words that begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun.
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Object of the preposition
Definition
the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase.
Term
Singular personal pronouns
Definition
it, he, she, him, her, I, you, me.
Term
Plural personal pronouns
Definition
they, them, we, us.
Term
What are the eight parts of speech?
Definition

PAPA IN a Velvet Chair.

pronoun, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, interjections, nouns, verbs, conjunctions

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Coordinating conjunctions
Definition

FAN BOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Term
What are the two kinds of nouns?
Definition
common and proper
Term
Common nouns
Definition
any old ordinary noun.
Term
Proper noun
Definition

a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

 

Always begins with a capital.

Term
Action verb
Definition

show physical and mental action. 

 

Test: Can you ________?

Term
Helping verbs
Definition

help the main verb.

 

Never are in a sentence alone.

Term
Linking verbs
Definition
connect the subject to a word in the predicate that renames or describes the subject.
Term
What are the three kinds of verbs?
Definition
action verbs, helping verbs, and linking verbs.
Term
Name the helping verbs.
Definition
is, am, are, be, being, been, can, could, do, does, did, have, has, had, may, might, must, shall, should, was, were, will, would
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Name the linking verbs.
Definition

Ann Brought Back Four Terribly Tiny Sweet Snacks. Gee Let's Remember Sweet Snacks.  Kids Pounce!

appear, being verbs, become, feel, taste, turn, seem, smell, grow, look, remain, sound, stay, keep, prove.

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