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Parts of Speech

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 1. A group of related words that does not contain a subject and verb together
  2. 3. A small word like a, an, or the that introduces a noun
  3. 7. A word class that includes people, places, things, and ideas
  4. 9. A word like under, over, or between that shows relationship or position
  5. 11. A word class that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
  6. 12. A word or phrase that adds detail or description to another word
  7. 13. A word that substitutes for a noun already mentioned
  8. 14. The form of a verb that shows when an action happens

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  1. 1. A verb form used as an adjective or to build verb tenses
  2. 2. A verb form ending in ing that acts as a noun
  3. 4. A word like and, but, or or that joins words or clauses
  4. 5. A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion, like wow or ouch
  5. 6. A group of words containing a subject and a verb
  6. 8. The noun that a pronoun refers back to
  7. 10. A word class that expresses action or a state of being

Parts of Speech

Easy · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 1. A type of noun a name like teacher or friend can describe
  2. 3. A single unit of language with meaning
  3. 4. A word that names a person, place, or thing
  4. 5. Describes a noun that names only one, like cat
  5. 7. A type of noun that names a location, like a park or city
  6. 8. A type of noun that names an object, like a chair or book
  7. 9. A word that shows an action or state of being
  8. 10. What a proper noun gives to a specific person or place

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  1. 1. A word like he, she, or it that takes the place of a noun
  2. 2. The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is
  3. 6. What a verb usually shows a person or thing doing
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