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Parts of Speech Vocabulary List & Definitions

Words Definitions
1. adjective A word or words that modify a noun, for instance, bright, great, or soft
2. adverb A word that modifies a verb and usually has an "ly" ending -- quickly, suddenly, foolishly
3. conjunction Words that connect other words or sentences, such as and, but, since, however
4. grammar The study of language
5. interjection A word that expresses strong emotion such as Wow! or Ouch!
6. noun Words that refer to people, places, or things
7. object A noun that receives the action in the sentence, such as "Susie went to the store" where "store" is the object
8. present What is happening as the person is speaking, in the moment
9. preposition Words generally used before nouns to suggest a relationship of space or time: at, on, to, for, in
10. pronoun A word that can replace a noun to make sentences less repetitive, including I, what, you, none, etc
11. past Gone by; a verb tense that represents something that has already happened
12. possessive Something that indicates ownership, such as "His towel"
13. plural More than one
14. subject One of the main parts of a sentences that refers to the person or thing performing the action: The cat ran away.
15. verb Words that express the action of the sentence -- run, eat, twist, jump, whisper

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