8 Parts of Speech

Front

A person, place, or thing. Examples: man, house, brush.

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noun

Front

A specific person, place, or thing that must be capitalized. Examples: President, White House, Washington Monument.

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proper noun

Front

A word that describes a noun (e.g., tall man, small house, yellow brush)

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adjective

Front

Action or state of being. Examples: climb, jump, run, smell, love, be happy.

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verb

Front

Modifies a verb, follows it, and often ends in -ly. Examples: noisily, quietly, well.

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adverb

Front

Words indicating location, direction, or time; used before nouns/pronouns. Examples: to the store, under the bed, around the corner, at 10:00.

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preposition

Front

Abrupt remark, often as an aside or interruption. Examples: Oh my gosh! Yikes! Wow!

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interjection

Front

A word that connects clauses or coordinates words (e.g., and, but, or).

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conjunction

Front

A word that replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, we, they, me, you, him, her, us, it, them.

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pronoun

Front

A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Examples: Soldiers are as brave as lions; Cheeks are red like a rose; He is as funny as a monkey.

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simile