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nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

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What is the definition of: noun?

a person, place, or thing

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What is the definition of: adjective?

a word that describes a noun

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What is the definition of: verb?

an action

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What is the definition of: preposition?

a word the describes the POSITION of a person, place, or thing

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What is the definition of: proper noun

A specific name of a noun

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Give an example of a: noun

(person, place, or thing)

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Give an example of a: verb

(an action. Also "to be" verbs: is, was, are, were, will, will, etc.)

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Give an example of an: adjective.

(a word describing a noun- "HAPPY student", "TIRED teacher" etc.)

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Give an example of a: preposition

(a word describing the POSITION of a person, place, or thing) "ON the table", "UNDER the bed," "ACROSS the hall", "OVER the hedge"

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Give an example of a: proper noun

(a specific name for a noun) Mr. Smith, Delaware, Henry Middle School, Toyota, etc

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"I have re-arranged my house." Which word(s) in the sentence are NOUNS?

house

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"I put the food in the refrigerator." Which word(s) in the sentence are NOUNS?

food, refrigerator

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Which word(s) in the sentence are VERBS? "He will give you his driver's license."

will give (the two words work together as one action)

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Which word(s) in the sentence are VERBS? "History is my best subject."

is (this is a "to be" verb. is, was, were, will, etc.)

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Which word(s) in the sentence are PROPER NOUNS? "Mr. Krause was born in Philippines."

Mr. Krause, Philippines

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Which word(s) in the sentence are PROPER NOUNS? "Mrs. Reid helped me buy a house in Vietnam."

Mrs. Reid, Vietnam

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