Parts of Speech Flashcards

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Noun

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Person, place, thing, or idea

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Abstract Noun

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nouns that can't be sensed with the five senses: emotions, concepts like war or education, holidays

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Concrete Nouns

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things that can be sensed with the five senses

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Common Noun

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General names for things. NOT capitalized.

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Proper Nouns

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Specific names for things. They ARE capitalized

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Pronouns

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Replace nouns in a sentence for context

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Personal Pronouns

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Nominative or Objective pronouns

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Nominative Pronouns

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are always the subject of a clause.

I, we, you, she, he, they

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Objective Pronouns

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Are always the object of something

me, us, you, him, her, them, it

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Possessive Pronouns

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Show who something belongs to.

my, mine, your, yours, his, her/hers, their, theirs, ours, its