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8 Parts of Speech
8 Parts of Speech
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English
9th Grade
09/27/2012

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Term
Adjective
Definition
the part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
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Conjunction
Definition
the part of speech that serves to connect words, phases, clauses, or sentences.
Term
Verb
Definition
the part of speech that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being.
Term
Adverb
Definition
the part of speech that is primarily use used to modify a verb adjective or another adverb.
Term
Prepositions
Definition
a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
Term
Noun
Definition
the part of speech that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action.
Term
Interjection
Definition
a short utterance that usually expresses emotion and capable of standing alone.
Term
Pronoun
Definition
a word that takes a place of a noun, noun phase or noun clause.
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