The Eight Parts Of Speech Answers – Flashcards
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It names a person, place, thing or idea.
Examples: boy, library, ball, justice.
Examples: boy, library, ball, justice.
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Noun
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It expresses an action or names a state of being.
Examples: slide, write, fly .... be, is, are, was, were...
Examples: slide, write, fly .... be, is, are, was, were...
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Verb
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It takes the place of noun(s) to make our language briefer and less repetitive.
Examples: we, he, she, it, you, they, us ...
Examples: we, he, she, it, you, they, us ...
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Pronoun
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It takes the place of noun(s) to make our language briefer and less repetitive.
Examples: we, he, she, it, you, they, us ...
Examples: we, he, she, it, you, they, us ...
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Pronoun
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It modifies (provides more information about) verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. They answer the questions How? When? Where? How Often?
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Children learn languages easily. - How
He speaks French very well. - How
They saw the recently discovered comet. - When
They went upstairs. - Where?
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Children learn languages easily. - How
He speaks French very well. - How
They saw the recently discovered comet. - When
They went upstairs. - Where?
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Adverb
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It describes (give more information about) nouns and pronouns.
Example:
Blue house, twelve apples, racing car.
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Blue house, twelve apples, racing car.
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Adjective
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It shows relationships such as direction, time, location or ownership.
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about, above, around, in, near, over, to, up, unlike, within, in addition to
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about, above, around, in, near, over, to, up, unlike, within, in addition to
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Preposition
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It connects words, phrases and clauses and shows the relationship between the connected elements.
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Conjunction
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It is a word or brief phrase that expresses surprise or emotion. They can be strong or weak.
Example:
Ouch! Wow! Really!
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Ouch! Wow! Really!
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Interjection
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Which word below is a preposition?
He hid beneath the stairs.
He hid beneath the stairs.
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Beneath.
It shows a relative position.
It shows a relative position.
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Which word below is a pronoun?
After the house fire, love was all they had left.
After the house fire, love was all they had left.
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They.
"They" is a substitute for a noun, like "family," maybe or "The Smiths."
"They" is a substitute for a noun, like "family," maybe or "The Smiths."
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Which word below is an adverb?
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
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Sloppily.
It modifies the verb "wrote," answering the question how he wrote.
It modifies the verb "wrote," answering the question how he wrote.
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Which word is the adjective in the sentence below?
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
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Decent.
It modifies the noun "student."
It modifies the noun "student."
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Which word is the conjunction in the sentence below?
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
Kyle was a decent student in English class, but he wrote sloppily.
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But.
It connects two different clauses (Clauses contain a subject and a verb) about Kyles performance in English class.
It connects two different clauses (Clauses contain a subject and a verb) about Kyles performance in English class.
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Which word below is a verb?
Sabrina broke the vase.
Sabrina broke the vase.
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Broke.
It shows action: what Sabrina did.
It shows action: what Sabrina did.
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Which word below is an interjection?
Dude! You almost killed me!
Dude! You almost killed me!
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"Dude!"
Its just a short expression of emotion.
Its just a short expression of emotion.
