8 PARTS OF SPEECH

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8 PARTS OF SPEECH

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• Sharon Cronk-Raby

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the 8 Parts of Speech
NOUN ADVERB PRONOUN PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE CO
NJUNCTION VERB INTERJECTION
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An OverviewNOUN
A NOUN is a person, place, thing, or idea. A
COMMON NOUN is a general person, place, thing, or
idea. A PROPER NOUN is a specific person,
place, thing, or idea. It is capitalized. commo
n noun Proper Noun city Chicago mall Lou
is-Joliet Mall car Ford Mustang
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An OverviewPRONOUN
A PRONOUN replaces a noun. Examples The boy
went for a walk. He went for a walk. The girl
rode her bike. She rode her bike. The teachers
assigned homework. They assigned homework.
When you use a pronoun in your writing, make sure
to first use the noun to make it clear who or
what youre talking about.
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An OverviewADJECTIVE
An ADJECTIVE describes a noun or a
pronoun. Examples blue sky cranky baby mean dog
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An OverviewVERB
A VERB shows an action or expresses a state of
being. Examples The rain fell from the sky.
(action verb) The child skated on the ice.
(action verb) I am happy. (helping verb)
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23 Helping Verbs
will shall can might must may have has had
am is are was were be been being
do does did would should could
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An OverviewADVERB
An ADVERB modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb. Adverbs help make meaning clear
by telling how, when, where, or to what extent
something is true. Adverbs often end in
-ly. Examples carefully sometimes inside fully
quickly once here very
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An OverviewPREPOSITION
A PREPOSITION is a word that relates its objects
to some other word in the sentence. Examples Mar
tha moved to Washington. The ball flew over the
car. The bug crawled under the rock.
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An OverviewCONJUNCTION
A CONJUNCTION is a word that connects words or
groups of words. Examples The journey was hard
and dangerous. I almost didnt do my homework,
but I realized that was a bad idea. Should I go
to the mall or the movies?
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An OverviewINTERJECTION
An INTERJECTION is a single word or short group
of words that is used to express a feeling or
emotion. Examples Whew! That was hard. WOW! I
got straight As on my report card! Oh, look at
that beautiful scenery.
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