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ELA Parts of Speech
Vocabulary related to the parts of speech
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| noun | a person, place, thing or idea |
| verb | a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence |
| adjective | describes a quality of a person, place or thing |
| adverb | describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb (many end in -ly) |
| helping verb | helps the main verb show past, present or future tense (I have run ... have is a helping verb) |
| linking verb | connects the subject to the verb to tell more information (we are able... are is a linking verb) |
| pronoun | used to replace a noun in a sentence |
| singular noun | refers to one person, place or thing |
| plural noun | refers to two or more people, places or things |
| common noun | a regular person, place or thing |
| proper noun | the name of a specific person, place or thing and begins with a capital letter |
| possessive noun | a noun that shows ownership over something |
| conjunction | joins together phrases, clauses, and sentences |
| interjection | used to express emotion or to interrupt a part of a sentence |
| preposition | shows where one noun is in relation to another |