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Parts of Speech
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Parts of Speech Noun: Names a person, place, or thing-either abstract (Love is wonderful.) or concrete (The flower bloomed.) Verb: Expresses action (He jumped.) or state of being (She will be late.) Pronoun: Replaces a noun or pronoun (Tom found his watch.) Adjective: Describes or limits nouns or pronouns (She is a pretty girl). Adverb: Describes or limits verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs (He runs quickly.) Preposition: Shows relationships between a noun or pronoun and another noun or pronoun (The towel was on the floor.) Conjunction: Links words, phrases, or clauses (Mary and I went home.) Tips For Using the Parts of Speech * Capitalize proper nouns: My uncle was in Desert Storm. * Make nouns plural by adding -s or -es in most cases: The bears awoke. * Make nouns possessive by adding -'s to singular nouns (dog's bone) or the apostrophe alone if the noun is plural (the Smiths' home). * Singular nouns require singular verbs: My...
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