Parts of Speech-Review
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aishaphyllis on April 10, 2011
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Designed for HCT Sharjah Women's College, Diploma level English
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ENGL 0324, Lumberton High ESL, Freshmen English OCHS, MS. FALL'S ESL CLASS, Richerson4th, TJMS Language Arts Core 1 (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nouns | Name people, places, things, ideas. |
| verbs | Show action |
| pronouns | Replace nouns |
| adjectives | Describe, modify, or limit nouns |
| adverbs | Describe, limit or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. |
| conjunctions | Connect words, phrases, sentences, ideas |
| prepositions | Show manner, place, time, condition. Usually in phrases followed by noun or pronoun. |
| interjections | Show emotion, mild or strong |
| verbs | Show state of being or condition |
| verbs | Link subjects to complements |
| a noun | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "light"? The light is on. |
| a verb | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "light"? We light the fire with a match. |
| an adjective | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "light"? This book is light, not heavy. |
| an adverb | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "light"? The light pink color looks nice on you. |
| an interjection | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "well"? Well, I don't know the answer. |
| a preposition | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "at"? Class starts at 8:00. |
| a conjunction | In this sentence, which part of speech is the word "when"? When you graduate, you will get a job. |
| Part of speech is determined by | how a word is used in a sentence. |
| A word can be | more than one part of speech. |
| How many basic parts of speech are there? | 8 |
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