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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is a conjunction? | It is a word that joins words or groups of words: and & but. |
| What is a pronoun? | It is a word that stands in for a noun. |
| What is a noun? | It is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality. |
| What is an adjective? | It is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun and tells these things: which one, what kind, how many. |
| What is a preposition? | It is a word that shows how a noun or pronoun relates to another part of the sentence. |
| What is a verb? | It is a word that shows action or state of being. |
| What is an interjection? | It is a little word that does these things: expresses a feeling; says yes or no, calls attention, indicates a pause. |
| Nouns | Person, Place, Thing, Idea, Quality |
| Person | boy, teacher, Josh, doctor |
| Place | Miami, city, countryside |
| Thing | house, tree, horse, bicycle, ice cream |
| Idea | democracy, truth, illusion, fantasy |
| Quality | beauty, caring, hatred, boredom |
| Pronouns | who, you, what, your, her, its, she, him, everyone, nobody, this, myself, himself, herself |
| Action verbs | run, swim, jump, taste, fall, dream |
| Verbs - state of being | be, appear, seem, feel |
| Adverbs | this, that, red, large, stick, cloudy, enormous, petite, six, four hundred, many, several |
| Conjuctions | and, either, but, because, or, so |
| Prepositions | in, on, of, by, for, with, next, toward, away, inside, during |
| Interjections | wow, gee, golly, oops, zowie, darn yes, no, yep, nope, uh-huh, uh-uh, yo, hey, whoa, well, um, hmm, ah |
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