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Parts of Speech
Learn the Eight Basic Types of English Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Noun - Names a person, place, thing or idea Refers to any person, place, thing or idea | Names a person, place, thing or idea; Refers to any person, place, thing or idea |
| Common Noun | Names a person, place, thing or idea |
| Refers to a specific person, place thing or idea | Refers to a specific person, place thing or idea |
| Pronoun | Takes the place of a noun |
| Verb | Shows action or being |
| Modifier | Describes other words or phrases |
| Adjective | Modifies a noun |
| Adverb | Modifies a verb, adjective or adverb |
| Preposition | Shows relationship |
| Interjection | Expresses emotion |
| Conjunction | Joins words or groups of words |
| apple | noun |
| White House | proper noun |
| red coat | red describes coat; it's an adjective |
| ran quickly | quickly tells how one ran; it is an adverb |
| Ouch! That hurts! | ouch shows strong feeling or emotion |
| Fan Boys | a mnemonic device used to help us remember the most common conjunctions: |
| For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So | Common conjunctions |
| Proper Noun | names a specific person, place, thing or idea. |