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Parts of Speech
Study the parts of speech
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/28/2013

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Term
Noun
Definition
A person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action
Term
Verb
Definition
Describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
Term
List of nouns
Definition
cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival
Term
List of verbs
Definition
walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want
Term
Adjective
Definition
Describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.(what kind, how many, which one)
Term
These are adjectives
Definition
big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important
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Adverb
Definition
Usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. (how, when, where, and why)
Term
Pronoun
Definition
Used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
Term
List of pronouns
Definition
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Term
Conjunction
Definition
Joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
Term
Examples of conjuntions
Definition
and, but, or, so, because
Term
preposition
Definition
It usually comes before a noun or a pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.
Term
List of prepositions
Definition
on, in, by, with, under, through, at
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List of adverbs
Definition
slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere
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Interjection
Definition
Unusual word, stands alone. expresses emotion or suprise. followed by an exclamation mark.
Term
List of interjections.
Definition
Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!
Term
Article
Definition
introduces a noun.
Term
List of articles.
Definition
the,a,an
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When do you use the article "a"?
Definition
Before a noun that begins with a consonant.
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When do you use the article "an"?
Definition
Before a noun that begins with a vowel.
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