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by grace_sullivan
A clear walkthrough of the eight parts of speech, each with a definition and example, plus a few essential grammar distinctions to round out your foundation.
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Noun
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A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: "teacher," "city," "book," "freedom."
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Pronoun
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A word that takes the place of a noun. Example: he, she, it, they, we, this. "Maria left because she was tired."
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Verb
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A word that expresses an action or a state of being. Example: run, think, is, become. "The dog barks."
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Adjective
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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: "the blue sky," "a tall building," "three cats."
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Adverb
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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often telling how, when, or where. Example: "She sang beautifully."
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Preposition
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A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word, often in place or time. Example: in, on, under, before, with.
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Conjunction
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A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses. Example: and, but, or, because, although. "I stayed home because it rained."
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Interjection
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A short word or phrase that expresses emotion, often standing apart from the sentence. Example: "Wow!" "Ouch!" "Oh, no."
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Common noun vs. proper noun
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A common noun names a general thing (city, river, dog); a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Paris, Nile, Rover).
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Article
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A special type of determiner that introduces a noun. "The" is definite (a specific one); "a" and "an" are indefinite (any one).
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Subject vs. predicate
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The subject is who or what the sentence is about; the predicate is what is said about it. In "The dog barked loudly," "The dog" is the subject and "barked loudly" is the predicate.
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Clause vs. phrase
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A clause contains a subject and a verb ("because she smiled"); a phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject-verb pair ("in the morning").
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Transitive vs. intransitive verb
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A transitive verb takes a direct object ("She kicked the ball"); an intransitive verb does not ("He slept").
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Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
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The seven coordinating conjunctions that join equal elements: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
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How do adjectives and adverbs differ?
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Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns ("a quick runner"); adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs ("she runs quickly").
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What is a direct object?
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The noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. In "Sam read the book," "the book" is the direct object.
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