Parts of Speech - Middle School

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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. auxiliary verb
    a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
  5. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  6. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  7. definite article
    a determiner that indicates specificity of reference
  8. function
    what something is used for
  9. gerund
    a noun formed from a verb
  10. indefinite article
    a determiner that indicates nonspecific reference
  11. infinitive
    the uninflected form of the verb
  12. linking verb
    an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
  13. modifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
  14. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  15. participle
    a form of the verb used as an adjective
  16. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  17. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
  18. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  19. subordinating conjunction
    a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause
  20. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
Created on Wed Dec 21 14:55:22 EST 2016 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:44:35 EDT 2017)

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