Parts of Speech - Introductory

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  1. adjective
    a word that expresses an attribute of something
  2. adverb
    a word that modifies something other than a noun
  3. article
    a determiner indicating the specificity of a noun phrase
  4. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  5. function
    what something is used for
  6. linking verb
    an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
  7. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  8. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  9. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
  10. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  11. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
Created on Wed Dec 21 14:01:38 EST 2016 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:44:19 EDT 2017)

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