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Flashcards on Parts of Speech
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What are the parts of speech?
The parts of speech are the different categories of words in a language that serve different grammatical functions.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
What is an interjection?
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise.
What are the common determiners?
Common determiners include articles (a, an, the) and demonstratives (this, that, these, those).
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
What is a common noun?
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
What is a transitive verb?
A transitive verb is a verb that takes a direct object.
What is an intransitive verb?
An intransitive verb is a verb that does not take a direct object.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence.
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Which part of speech describes or gives more information about a noun?
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Conjunction
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What part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?
Adjective
Conjunction
Interjection
Pronoun
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Which part of speech is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being?
Verb
Noun
Determiner
Preposition
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What part of speech takes the place of a noun in a sentence?
Noun
Determiner
Preposition
Pronoun
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Which part of speech shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence?
Preposition
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
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What is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea called?
Noun
Determiner
Preposition
Pronoun
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Which part of speech is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise?
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Interjection
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What is a verb that takes a direct object called?
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
Reflexive verb
Linking verb
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Which part of speech is a specific name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized?
Proper noun
Common noun
Determiner
Pronoun
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What is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverb called?
Noun
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
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