Parts Of Speech Study Cards

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Noun

A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Article

A word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite.

Determiner

A word that introduces a noun and identifies or quantifies it.

Gerund

A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.

Infinitive

The base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to', that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Participle

A verb form that functions as an adjective.

Phrase

A group of words that functions as a single unit in a sentence.

Clause

A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.

Subject

The noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in a sentence.

Predicate

The part of a sentence that contains the verb and provides information about the subject.

Direct Object

The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly.

Indirect Object

The noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.

Object of a Preposition

The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning.

Subject Complement

A word or phrase that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject.

Object Complement

A word or phrase that follows a direct object and renames or describes it.

Appositive

A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun.

Modifier

A word or phrase that describes or limits the meaning of another word or phrase.

Antecedent

The noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to.

Relative Pronoun

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and relates it to the noun or pronoun it modifies.

Demonstrative Pronoun

A pronoun that points to a specific person, place, or thing.

Possessive Pronoun

A pronoun that shows ownership or possession.

Reflexive Pronoun

A pronoun that refers back to the subject and emphasizes it.

Intensive Pronoun

A pronoun that emphasizes a noun or pronoun in the same sentence.

Personal Pronoun

A pronoun that refers to a specific person or thing.

Indefinite Pronoun

A pronoun that refers to a non-specific person or thing.

Action Verb

A verb that expresses physical or mental action.

Linking Verb

A verb that connects the subject to a word or phrase that renames or describes it.

Helping Verb

A verb that helps the main verb express tense, mood, or voice.

Regular Verb

A verb that forms its past tense and past participle by adding -ed or -d to the base form.

Irregular Verb

A verb that forms its past tense and past participle in a way other than adding -ed or -d to the base form.

Transitive Verb

A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.

Intransitive Verb

A verb that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.

Comparative Adjective

An adjective that compares two things.

Superlative Adjective

An adjective that compares three or more things.

Coordinate Conjunction

A conjunction that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance.

Subordinating Conjunction

A conjunction that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause.

Conjunctive Adverb

An adverb that connects two independent clauses or sentences.

Exclamatory Interjection

An interjection that expresses strong emotion or surprise.