Parts of speech include:
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But what about?
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Nouns: A noun is a name - what we call something. It can be a:
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More information (Nouns): Nouns (Khan Academy) Common & proper nouns video (Khan Academy) Singular & plural nouns (Khan Academy) Concrete & abstract nouns (Khan Academy) Types of nouns explanation & exercises Expanded noun groups Nominalisation |
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Pronouns: A pronoun is a word that we use instead of a noun. We do this to so that we don't repeat ourselves. Dianne loves Dianne's red car. Dianne's red car was expensive. Dianne loves her red car. It was expensive. Examples of Pronouns:
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Adjectives: An adjective is a describing word for nouns. They can describe how many things there are.
Adjectives can be:
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Verbs:
A verb, called a process in functional grammar, can be an action verb, but they can be:
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Conjunctions: A conjunction is a joining word. We have:
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Prepositions: Prepositions show relationships and link different words in a sentence. They can be words that show:
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