PARTS OF SPEECH
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joan_deasey on February 24, 2012
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defines the eight parts of speech and provides examples of each part of speech.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a person, place, thing, or idea | noun |
| noun | Magistra Deasey |
| noun | Rome |
| thing | sword |
| person | gladiator |
| idea | freedom |
| idea | anger |
| a words that states an action or a state of being/existence | verb |
| action verb | to speak |
| action verb | to write |
| action verb | to read |
| action verb | to have |
| being verb | am |
| being verb | is |
| being verb | are |
| being verb | was |
| being verb | were |
| a word that describes a noun or pronoun | adjective |
| adjective | red |
| adjective | friendly |
| adjective | large |
| adjective | my |
| a word that replaces a noun in a sentence or refers to another noun. | pronoun |
| pronoun | I |
| pronoun | you |
| pronoun | me |
| pronoun | we |
| pronoun | him |
| pronoun | them |
| pronoun | us |
| pronoun | they |
| a word that can describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; it often explains how, when, where, why, or under what circumstances something is done | adverb |
| adverb | very |
| adverb | swiftly |
| adverb | far |
| adverb | today |
| adverb | never |
| adverb | poorly |
| a word that joins together two words or two ideas | conjunction |
| conjunction | and |
| conjunction | but |
| conjunction | therefore |
| conjunction | however |
| conjunction | also |
| conjunction | because |
| conjunction | or |
| a word that expresses emotion | interjection |
| interjection | oh |
| interjection | ouch |
| interjection | hurray |
| interjection | fantastic |
| a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another. | preposition |
| preposition | in |
| preposition | over |
| preposition | through |
| preposition | during |
| preposition | of |
| preposition | to |
| preposition | for |
| preposition | except |
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