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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. NOUN: | The name of a person, place, thing, or idea. |
| 2. PRONOUN: | Is a word used in place of a noun. She... we... they... it |
| 3. VERB: | Expresses action or being. run...jump...write...is |
| 4. ADJECTIVE: | Adds to or describes a noun or pronoun. happy...old...hungry...tired |
| 5. ADVERB: | Adds to or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often end in -ly. well...carefully...softly... |
| 6. PREPOSITION: | Is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence. by... with.... about... until |
| 7. CONJUNCTION: | Joins words, phrases, or clauses. and... but... or... while... because |
| 8. INTERJECTION: | Is a word used to express emotion. Wow!... Gee!.... Oh!An interjection is a word used to express emotion, often followed by an exclamation point. |