Parts of Speech Adjective Adjective Describing word Ex
Parts of Speech
Adjective • Adjective: Describing word • Ex: The black cat is supposed to be bad luck
Adverb • Adverb: A word that simplifies and/or changes of a verb, adjective, Etc • Example: I anxiously waited
Article • Article: Is usually non-fictional, independent part of a book or something like a magazine or newspaper • Example: A news paper
Clause • Clause: A construction talking about a subject, Forming a sentence or the whole sentence • Example: My dog loves pizza with crust
Collective Noun • Collective noun: A noun that is singular and formal shape but indicates a group of persons or objects • A class of students.
• Common noun: Noun that indicates any or all of a class of entities and not an individual • Example: Man, Horse, City, Music
Definitive article • Definitive article: An article that classes as identified • Example: An, A, Then, Than
Gerund • Gerund: A verb that can function as a noun • Example: "Shooting paintballs is not an art form. “ (Bart Simpson)
Interjection • Interjection: a word that expresses emotion • Example: Ew, Ugh
Linking verb • Linking verb: Copula- Which means to connect or link something • Nathan looks tired from studying for his test last night
Noun • Noun: Any word that can be used as the main or only element in the subjects of verbs (Person/Place/Thing) • Example: The dog just barked
Preposition • Preposition: Any word from any language that are used before nouns, Pronouns etc to form phrases • Examples: aboard, about, above, across, after
Pronoun • Pronoun: Proper Noun • Examples: I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, whoever, whose, someone
Verb • Verb: A word that functions as a main elements of predicates, Typically expresss action, State or relation between two things • Example: She was walking quickly to the mall.
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