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The Great Eight Chelsea Gilmore 3-2-10
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NOUN A person, place, or thing, or idea can be the subject of the sentence-SN the “doer” of the action or who/what the sentence is about. Example: Marissa went grocery shopping.
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Pronoun A word that replaces a noun or other pronoun – can be used as the subject of the sentence SP- helps the writer avoid repetition. (He, she, it, we, you, they…) Example: She is at the house.
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Verb A word that can express actions, events, or states of being – can be a main actionverb MV or V, can be a helping verb HV, or a linking verb LV Example: Leslie ran to the stop sign so she doesn’t miss the bus.
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Adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun – It answers the questions: which one? what kind? how many? Example: The dress you bought today is beautiful.
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Adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by answering the questions: where? when? how? to what extent? Usually ends in LY Example: I ran quickly to the bus stop.
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preposition connects nouns, pronouns, and other phrases to other words in the sentence A prepositional phrase can describe (adjective phrase) or (adverb phrase) Example: My mom will return (from the vet).
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Conjunction connects words, phrases, and sentences in a sentence. There are two type Coordinating Conjunctions: AND, OR, BUT, FOR, SO, YET, NOR Subordinating Conjunctions: after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, until, when, where, whether, and while Example: I will text you later oh, and make sure you tell Mom I said hi.
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Interjection An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion Example: Oh my gosh! I just love your kitty.
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