| A | B |
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| noun definition | a person, place, thing, or idea |
| noun clue | often ends in -ity, -ship, -ion, -ment, -ness |
| noun clue | often preceded by the articles "a, an, the" |
| noun clue | often preceded by a possessive pronoun |
| noun clue | the part of speech that can be made into more than one |
| noun example | "disapprobation" |
| noun example | "culmination" |
| adjective example | "captivating" |
| adjective clue | often ends in ous |
| adjective definition clue | definitions aften open with and -ing or -ed word |
| adjective definition | modifies nouns |
| adjective questions | Answers: Which one? What kind? How much/many? |
| adverb definition | modifies verbs, adjectives, adverbs |
| adverb questions | Answers: When? Where? How? Why? To what extent? Under what conditions? |
| adverb clue | many of them end in -ly |
| adverb definition clue | many definitions open "done..." |
| adverb example | "not" and "never" |
| adverb example | "then" and "now" |
| adverb example | "defiantly" and "well" |
| action verb definition | to do something |
| verb definition clue | definition open with "to" |
| linking verb | connects a noun/pronoun with words that describe or identify it |
| verb phrase definition | auxiliary (helping) and main verb together |
| linking verb phrase example | "could have been" |
| action verb phrase example | "is contributing" |
| adjective example | "several" and "few" |
| linking verb example | "remain" in "The cat remained quiet." |
| linking verb example | "smell" in "The garbage smelled terrible." |
| action verb example | "smell" in "I could smell the coffee from bed." |
