1.2 Parts of Speech
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A noun names a person, place, or thing.
A noun names a person, place, or thing.
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Common nouns name anyone of a class of person, place, or thing.
Common nouns name anyone of a class of person, place, or thing.
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Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are never capitalized.
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are never capitalized.
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Plural Nouns show ownership.
Plural Nouns show ownership.
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Verbs express action, condition, or state of being
Verbs express action, condition, or state of being
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Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.
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A pronoun gets its meaning from the noun it stands for. The nouns is called the antecedent.
A pronoun gets its meaning from the noun it stands for. The nouns is called the antecedent.
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Conjunctions connect words or groups or words.
Conjunctions connect words or groups or words.
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Interjections show strong emotions and are usually set off with an exclamation point or a comma.
Interjections show strong emotions and are usually set off with an exclamation point or a comma.
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All adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
All adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
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Proper adjectives are formed from [ common nouns, proper nouns].
Proper adjectives are formed from [ common nouns, proper nouns].
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The three articles are a, an, and [the, then].
The three articles are a, an, and [the, then].
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Corrleative conjunctions link similar words or word groups, but they are always used [ in pairs, one at a time].
Corrleative conjunctions link similar words or word groups, but they are always used
[ in pairs, one at a time].
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Collective nouns [name groups, show ownership]
Collective nouns [name groups, show ownership]
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[Yours, Herself] is a possessive pronoun.
[Yours, Herself] is a possessive pronoun.
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[Helping verbs, Linking verbs] join the subject and the predicate.
[Helping verbs, Linking verbs] join the subject and the predicate.
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Helping verbs, which are added to another verb to make the meaning cleare, can include any form of [to be, to see].
Helping verbs, which are added to another verb to make the meaning cleare, can include any form of [to be, to see].
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The outside of the boat needs scraping.
The outside of the boat needs scraping.
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You should scrape the boat without outside help.
You should scrape the boat without outside help.
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Let's sit outside and laugh at you as you work in the blazing sun.
Let's sit outside and laugh at you as you work in the blazing sun.
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The ambulance is parked outside the yard, next to the beehive.
The ambulance is parked outside the yard, next to the beehive.
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The poilitician repented of his past mistakes.
The poilitician repented of his past mistakes.
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Turn right past the store with the neon sign in the window.
Turn right past the store with the neon sign in the window.
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Did you hear that song before ?
Did you hear that song before ?
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The remark went right through one ear and out the other.
The remark went right through one ear and out the other.