GQ2 Parts of Speech Definitions P2

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Parts of speech

• the nine kinds of words in English.

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• An action word

• a word that joins two phrases or sentences (yet, because, so, but)

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

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CCSS.L.5.1A

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Adjective

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

• a word that joins two phrases or sentences (yet, because, so, but)

• A word that describes a noun

• a, an, the

• names a person, place, thing, or idea Ex: chicken, Bob, Africa, happiness

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

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Pronoun

• names a person, place, thing, or idea Ex: chicken, Bob, Africa, happiness

• a word that joins two phrases or sentences (yet, because, so, but)

• An action word

• the nine kinds of words in English.

• A word that takes the place of a noun

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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verb

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• a, an, the

• An action word

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

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adverb

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• An action word

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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article

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A word that describes a noun

• a, an, the

• the nine kinds of words in English.

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CCSS.L.1.1H

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conjunction

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• a word that joins two phrases or sentences (yet, because, so, but)

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

• names a person, place, thing, or idea

  Ex: chicken, Bob, Africa, happiness

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

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interjection

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• An action word

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

• A word that takes the place of a noun

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CCSS.L.5.1A

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preposition

• expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence: "Wow!", "Ow!"

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

• a, an, the

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that takes the place of a noun

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

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noun

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (through, for, to)

• a word that joins two phrases or sentences (yet, because, so, but)

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• the nine kinds of words in English.

• names a person, place, thing, or idea

  Ex: chicken, Bob, Africa, happiness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B