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PARTS OF SPEECH
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noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection!
PARTS OF SPEECH
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noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection!
Ouch! I hurt my
foot on that darn
trap.
NOUN
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The name of a
person, place, thing,
or idea
common
proper
NOUN
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The name of a
person, place, thing,
or idea
common
proper
Mary was reading
a green book.
NOUN
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The name of a person,
place, thing, quality, or
idea
common - girl
proper - Madeline
a noun can be a
subject, direct object,
object of preposition,
indirect object,
apposition, or predicate
nominative
Mary was reading
a green book.
PRONOUN
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takes the place of a
noun
Jack - he, him
girl - she, her
tree - it
My favorite tree is in
our front yard; it
provides shade for
many.
VERB
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shows action - climb
state of being - is,
am, was, were, are
has tense
climb, climbed, will
climb, etc.
VERB
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shows action - climb
state of being - is,
am, was, were, are
has tense
climb, climbed, will
climb, etc.
I climb mountains
because I am tough!
ADJECTIVE
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describes a noun or
a pronoun
tells which, what
kind, how many, and
whose
a, an, the are
always adjectives
four books
red books
ADVERB
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describes a verb,
adjective, or another
adverb
tells when, where,
how, and how much
often ends in -ly
ADVERB
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He cautiously counted
his money.
describes a verb,
adjective, or another
adverb
tells when, where,
how, and how much
often ends in -ly
PREPOSITION
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starts a prepositional
phrase
in, on, over, under, by,
through, beside
a prepositional phrase
ends with a noun or
pronoun
anything a squirrel can
do to two or more trees
PREPOSITION
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starts a prepositional
phrase
in, on, over, under, by,
through, beside
a prepositional phrase
ends with a noun or
pronoun know as the
object
anything a squirrel can
do to two or more trees
The man in the blue
suit talked on the
telephone.
CONJUNCTION
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joins words or
sentences
Hortence told Sam’s
fortune, and he
believed all she
said.
Hortence placed her
hands on the ball
and told Sam’s
fortune.
INTERJECTION
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shows strong feeling
Help! The rope
broke.
Verbs - Active Voice
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If the subject DOES
the action, the
sentence is in the
active voice.
John looked in the
mirror.
Verbs - Passive Voice
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If the subject is
acted upon, the
sentence is in the
passive voice.
The money was
held by Kent.
Parallelism
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Parallel construction means to
give the same structure to two
or more parts of a sentence.
The activities section on my
resume says I like swimming,
boating, and to run. WRONG
The activities section on my
resume says I like swimming,
boating, and running. RIGHT
Dangling Modifiers
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When a verbal phrase begins the
sentence and modifies the subject of
the sentence, the subject should
follow it immediately.
Walking down the street, the building
came into sight. WRONG
Walking down the street, the building
was seen by Holly. WRONG
Walking down the street, Holly saw
the building.