Parts of Speech

Front

What is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence?

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verb

Front

What is a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase?

Back

pronoun

Front

What part of speech usually ends in '-ly'?

Back

adverb

Front

What is a word used to connect clauses, sentences, phrases, or words?

Back

conjunction

Front

What is a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its grammatical function?

Back

part of speech

Front

What is a word that describes a noun?

Back

adjective

Front

What part of speech expresses strong emotion or surprise?

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interjection

Front

What is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea?

Back

noun

Front

What part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?

Back

adverb

Front

What is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence?

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preposition