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Parts of Speech Definitions
Terms in this set (21)
VERB
shows action or state of being;
NOUN
a person, place, thing, or an idea
NOUN
answers: who or what?
NOUN
TOOL: can I see it, smell it, hear it, taste it, touch it, or think it?
PRONOUN
takes the place of a noun
PRONOUN
answers: who or what?
PRONOUN
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, each, either, neither, etc.
ADJECTIVE
modifies a noun or pronoun
ADJECTIVE
answers: what kind, which one, how many, how much, or whose?
ADVERB
modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
ADVERB
answers: where, when, why, how, how often, or to what extent?
ADVERB
often end in -ly, but not always. Words like very, quite, and always are this part of speech that modify other adverbs or adjectives.
ADVERB
answers where, when, why, and often ends in -ly
PREPOSITION
shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence
PREPOSITION
TOOL: The cat ran _____the box. (The words that fill in the blank are this part of speech 90% of the time.)
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