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Basic Parts of Speech


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Proper NounSpecific person, place, or thing
Common nounAny old person, place, or thing
PronounsTake the place of a person
Action Verbshows an action
Linking Verbshow a state of being and link the subject to the rest of the sentence
Helping Verba verb that helps the main verb ex is swimming
Possessive Pronounspronouns which show ownership ex. my, his, her, its,
Subject PronounsI, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Object PronounsPronouns that come after the verb
AdjectivesWords that modify a noun
AdverbsWrods that describe an adjective, adverb or another verb
Articlestype of adjective a, an, the
PrepositionsShow a relationship between two nouns
Direct Objectis the object that receives the action ex. Mrs. Hardenstine threw the ball.
Indirect ObjectIs the person/ thing who receives the object
InfinitiveTo eat
coordinating conjunctionsJoin words or sentences I,cI
Subordinating ConjunctionsStart a dependent Clause ex after, although
Independent ClauseHas a subject and a verb and makes sense
Dependent ClauseHas a subject and a verb and does not make sense