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Parts of Speech
A noun is the name of a person,
Nouns
place, things, or idea.
A pronoun takes the place of a
Pronouns noun in sentence.
A verb tells what action someone or
Verbs something is doing or expresses a state
of being.
An adjective describes a noun or a
Adjectives pronoun. It tells what kind, how
many, or which one.
The words a, an, and the are special
Articles adjectives called articles. An article
is used before a noun.
An adverb describes a verb,
Adverbs adjective, or adverb. It tells how,
when, where, or to what extent.
A preposition describes a relationship
Prepositions between a noun or pronoun and
another word in the sentence.
A conjunction joins words or phrases
Conjunctions
in a sentence.
Interjections An interjection is a word or phrase that
expresses strong feeling or emotion.
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