PARTS OF SPEECH

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PARTS OF SPEECH
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NOUNS

• PERSON PLACE THING IDEA

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PRONOUNS

• A WORD USED IN PLACE OF A NOUN
• I, YOU,SHE, HE, IT
• WE, YOU, THEY

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VERBS
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ACTION VERBS

• SHOWS ACTION
• LINKS SUBJECT TO ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE

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LINKING VERBS

• LINKS SUBJECT TO NOUN OR AN ADJECTIVE IN THE
  PREDICATE PART OF THE SENTENCE
• IS, ARE, WAS ,WERE,AM, BEEN
• SMELL, LOOK, TASTE, REMAIN, FEEL, APPEAR, SOUND,
  SEEM, BECOME, GROW, STAND, TURN

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ADJECTIVES

• DESCRIBES A NOUN OR PRONOUN

BEAUTIFUL sunset
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ADVERBS

• DESCRIBES VERB, ADJECTIVE, ANOTHER ADVERB
• They tell us when, where, how, in what manner, or
  to what extent an action is performed.

SHINING BRIGHTLY
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ADVERBIAL Phrases and Clauses

• When an adverb consists of more than one word.
• When an adverb consists of more than one word, it
  is known as an adverbial phrase, e.g., He ran
  like the wind.
• If this phrase contains its own verb, it's called
  an adverbial clause, e.g., He ran like his life
  depended on it.

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PREPOSITIONS

• RELATES A NOUN OR PRONOUN TO ANOTHER WORD IN THE
  SENTENCE

IN FRONT OF the kitten
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INTERJECTIONS

• WORD OR PHRASE USED TO EXPRESS STRONG EMOTION OR
  SURPRISE

YIKES!
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CONJUNCTIONS
WATER AND ROCKS

• CONNECTS WORDS OR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS OF WORDS
• AND, BUT, OR, NOR,FOR, SO, YET
• EITHER, OR, NEITHER, NOR,