parts of speech
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nishi-patel on October 9, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 noun | person, place, thing, or idea |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun |
| adjective | a word that modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
| prep | word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence |
| prep phrase | a phrase that begins with a prep and ends with a noun or pronoun |
| op | a noun that ends the prep phrase |
| conjunction | joins words, phrases or clauses |
| interjection | shows strong feeling or emotion |
| verb | shows action or helps to make a statement |
| complement | something added to complete a sentence |
| do | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
| io | the object that recieves the direct object |
| pa | an adjective in the predicate that is descibing the subject |
| pn | a noun or pronoun in the predicate that identifies/renames the subject |
| compound noun | noun with two words joined together to form a new noun |
| collective noun | singular noun with many contents/things |
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