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8 parts of speech
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Language - English
9th Grade
09/26/2012

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Term
Adjectives
Definition
 that modifies a noun or pronoun (a, an, and)
Term
Verbs
Definition

that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being

Term
Nouns
Definition

that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action

Term
Pronouns
Definition

a word that takes the place of a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause

Term
Adverbs
Definition

that is primarily used to modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb

Term
Conjunctions
Definition

that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentence

Term
Preposition
Definition

a word and member of closed words that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

Term
Interjection
Definition

a short utterance that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone

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