Part of speech identifies what a word is; cf. function.
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Will perform a noun function |
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Exactly like a noun but always have an antecedent |
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Modify nouns which one, what kind, how many |
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a, an, the A subset of adjectives |
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Verbs always have a subject Verbals never have a subject |
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Modify verbs how, when, where, why |
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Conjunctions always join things Coordinating join = parts Subordinating join ≠ parts |
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Every preposition MUST have an object. Together, they make up a prepositional phrase. |
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Interjections |
a word that has no relation to any other part of the sentence |
