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noun | a word which names a person, place, thing, quality, or idea` |
pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
adjective | is a word or group of words which modifies, or describes a noun or pronoun and answers the questions, about the noun or pronoun, of whose, which, what kind of, how much, or how many |
verb | word or group of words which shows action, being, or state of being |
adverb | word or group of words which modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb, of how, when, where, why, of to what extent |
preposition | word which shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun, called its objrct, to some other word in the sentence |
conjunction | joins words, phrases, and/or clauses together |
interjection | shows sudden or strong emotional feeling and is usually followed by an exclamation point |
phrase | group of related words which acts as a single unit (can function as a noun adj or verb) |
prepositional phrase | group of related words contains at least 2 words named by what starts the phrase contains a preposition always the begining of the phrase noun or pronoun called object(at end of phrase) |
verb phrase | acts as a verb |
Prepositional phrase | acts as a modifier(adj or adv) |
appositive phrase | further isentifies or explains a noun |
gerund phrase | acts as a noun(ends in -ing) |
infinitive phrase | acts as a noun adjective or adverb |
participle phrase | acts as an adjective present tense(ing) past tense (ed,d,t) change form leave form the same |