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8 parts of speech
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11/17/2004

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Term
Noun
Definition
A noun is a person,place,thing,quality or act.
For example: pencil,girl,supermarket,happiness.
Term
Verb
Definition
Verbs are action or existence words that tell what nouns do.
For example:to fly, to run,to be, jump,lived.
Term
Adjective
Definition
An adjective describes a noun.
For example: hairy, crazy, wonderful.
Term
Adverb
Definition
An adverb describes a verb,adjective oradverb. It often ends in"ly".
For example:carefully, easily, barely.
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Interjection
Definition
An interjection isan outcry or sudden utterance. It usually starts a sentence.
For example:Wow!,Gosh!,Darn!
Term
Preposition
Definition
A preposition describes the relationship between a noun and another noun,verb or adverb.
For example;to,under,for,at,by,from.
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Conjunction
Definition
A conjunction joins together words,phrases or clauses.
For example:and,or.but.
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Pronoun
Definition
A pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase that is understood from the context.
For example:I,you,he,she,it,they,some.
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