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Grammar Parts of Speech Defined

Definitions of all the major parts of speech

AB
NounA person, place, or thing
Pronouna word used in place of a noun
Subjectall the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
Predicate (verb)a word or words used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being; tells what the subject does
Adjectivea word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
Articleused as an adjective; "a" and "an" are called indefinite articles; "the" is called a definite article
Adverba word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; it answers the question how, when, where, and to what extent. Many times will end in ly
Direct Objecta noun or pronoun that names the receiver of the action; answers the questions what or who after an action verb.
Indirect Objecta noun or pronoun that tells to what or to whom or for what or for whom an action is done
Predicate Nouna noun that follows a linking verb and identifies or renames the subject
Predicate Adjectivean adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies / describes the subject
Prepositiona word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence
Coordinating Conjunctiona word that is used to join words or groups of words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Subordinating Conjunctiona word that is used to join words or groups of words: when, because, until, who, where, etc
Interjectiona word or phrase used to express emotion; for example, Yuck! or WOW!
Clausea group of words that contains a subject and a verb. There are independent and dependent clauses



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