1	The Eight Parts of Speech noun A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, quality, or act (Fred, New York, phlegm, beauty, execution ). Proper Nouns: names and place names- capitalize these Concrete Nouns: objects Abstract Nouns: ideas or concepts Collective Nouns: nouns that name groups
2	The Eight Parts of Speech pronoun A word that substitutes for a noun and refers to a person, place, thing, idea, or act (he, she, it, that ). Pronouns make language faster. The noun a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent (unless you have an indefinite pronoun). Masculine gender: he, him, his Feminine gender: she, her, hers Neuter (non) gender: it
3	The Eight Parts of Speech adjective A word or combination of words that modifies a noun (blue-green, central, half-baked, temporary ). The presence of an adjective implies the presence of a noun or pronoun.
4	The Eight Parts of Speech verb A word or phrase that expresses action, existence, or occurrence (throw, be, happen ). Most verbs show actions or make equations.
5	The Eight Parts of Speech adverb A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (slowly, obstinately, much ).
6	The Eight Parts of Speech preposition A word or phrase that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun (at, by, in, to, from, with )
7	The Eight Parts of Speech conjunction A word that connects other words, phrases, or sentences (and, but, or, because ).
8	The Eight Parts of Speech interjection A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation and capable of standing by itself (oh, ouch, my goodness, HOLY CRAP! ).
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