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deffinitions for the 8 parts of speech
what are the deffintions for the 8 parts of speech
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You find them all defined here:
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html
look up the main categories, like:
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Noun
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/noun.html
A
pronoun
is a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase.
Pronouns
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/pronoun.html
Verbs
refer to an action or a state.
Verbs
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/verb.html
An
adjective
modifies a noun. It describes the quality, state or action that a noun refers to.
Adjective
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/adjective.html
An
adverb
is a part of speech that normally serves to modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, clauses, and sentences. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb
Preposition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition
A
conjunction
is a part of speech that connects two words, phrases, or clauses together. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjunction
Interjection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interjection
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