Essential Parts of Speech

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Noun

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Person, place, thing, or idea

Front

Pronoun

Back

Replaces a noun

Front

Verb

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Action or state

Front

Adjective

Back

Describes a noun

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Adverb

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Modifies verb, adjective, or adverb

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Preposition

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Shows relation in time or space

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Conjunction

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Connects words or clauses

Front

Interjection

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Expresses emotion

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Article

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Defines a noun as specific or unspecific

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Gerund

Back

Verb acting as a noun