PARTS OF SPEECH

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Words used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as 'go', 'sleep', and 'do'.	Verbs
Words that are used in the place of nouns such as 'he', 'she,' 'it,' or 'they'.	Pronouns
Words that name person, place, concept, or object. Basically, anything that names a “thing”.	Nouns
Words, such as colors or numbers, that are used to describe nouns or pronouns by providing more details.	Adjectives
Words that describe relationships between different nouns or pronouns. Examples: down, over, in.	Prepositions
These descriptive words often end in '-ly' and provide more details about verbs and adjectives.	Adverbs
Words that are unrelated to any other part of the sentence. These words interrupt the flow of the sentence, are often punctuated with an exclamation point, and express strong emotions or surprise.	Interjections
Words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together. They make it possible to build complex sentences that express multiple ideas. Examples: and, but, or.	Conjunctions
Words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. They are: a, an, the	Articles

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	Created by CDA Cevamar over 2 years ago