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parts of speach
Term | Definition |
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Noun | person, place, thing, or idea |
pronoun | takes the place of a noun. personal, reflexive, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, indefinite |
Adjective | Modifies nouns and pronouns; tells which one?, how many?, what kind? articles and proper |
Adverb | modifies adjectives, verbs , and other adverbs; tells how?, when?, where?, to what extent? |
Preposition | shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence |
Conjunction | joins words, phrases and clauses: coordinating, subordinating, correlative, noun clause identifier, conjunctive adverb |
Interjection | expresses emotion but has no real connection with the rest of the sentence. |
Verb | shows action or helps to make a statement; action, linking, helping |
Verbal | word formed from a verb but acting as a noun, adjective, or adverb; gerund, participle, infinitive |
Simple Subject | the who or what of a verb |
Complete Subject | simple subject +modifier |
Simple Predicate/ Verb | in/transitive verb; transitive takes an object and are passive voice, intransitive does not and is always a linking verb |
Complete predicate | verb+modifier |
Appositive | noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun. |
Appositive phrase | noun or pronoun (along with modifiers)that follows and renames another noun or pronoun. |
Prepositional Phrase | groups of words beginning with preposition and with noun and pronoun |
Object of Preposition | follows preposition and tells"what?" or "whom?' |
Noun of Direct Address | person being spoken to in a sentence |
Infinitive Phrase | infinitive+modifier and object |
Object of Infinitive | follows infinitive and tells "what?' |
Gerund Phrase | gerund+modifier and object |
Object of Gerund | follows the gerund and tells "what?" |
Participle Phrase | participle+modifier and object |