Grammar Review Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, school, happiness.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being. Examples: run, jump, is.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: happy, blue, tall.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: quickly, very, well.

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What is capitalization?

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Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns. Example: 'Tomorrow' starts with a capital 'T'.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The cat sleeps,' 'the cat' is the subject.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does. Example: In 'The cat sleeps,' 'sleeps' is the predicate.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, or organization and is always capitalized. Example: 'Sarah,' 'Paris,' 'Microsoft'.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing and is not capitalized. Example: 'girl,' 'city,' 'company'.