Parts of Speech Definitions

Front

A person, place, thing, or idea

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noun

Front

Takes the place of a noun

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Pronoun

Front

Action or state of being

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verb

Front

Describes a noun

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Adjective

Front

Comes before a noun (a, an, the)

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article

Front

Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

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Adverb

Front

Joins words, phrases, or clauses

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conjunction

Front

Relationship between two nouns; what an airplane can do to a cloud.

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preposition

Front

A word or phrase in a sentence expressing strong emotion (!):

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interjection

Front

Mainly about in a sentence

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subject