Parts of Speech

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Noun

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a person, place, thing, idea, or quality

Front

Conjunction

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joins clauses, sentences, or words

Front

Preposition

Back

connects a noun to another word

Front

Pronoun

Back

substitutes for a noun or other pronoun

Front

Verb

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shows action or state of being

Front

Adjective

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describes a noun

Front

Interjection

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a short exclamation that shows emotion

Front

Adverb

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describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

Front

Part of speech in caps: He RAN to the store.

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verb

Front

Identify the part of speech in all caps: The small CHILD looked lost in the zoo.

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noun