Parts of Speech Definitions

Front

Connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences:

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conjunctions

Front

Describes a noun

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adjectives

Front

_______ = people, places, things (and animals)

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nouns

Front

_____ = Show action or being

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verbs

Front

_______ = show relationships between words in a sentence

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prepositions

Front

Exclamations expressing strong feelings

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interjections

Front

Describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

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adverbs

Front

Signal that a noun follows: _______

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articles

Front

________ = take the place of a noun

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pronouns