Parts of SpeechHESI A2 cheat sheet

The eight jobs a word can do

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The Eight

Noun — person, place, thing, idea
Pronoun — replaces a noun
Verb — action or state of being
Adjective — describes a noun

The Other Four

Adverb — describes a verb, adjective or adverb
Preposition — shows relationship (in, on, between)
Conjunction — joins (and, but, because)
Interjection — exclamation (oh, wow)

Context Decides

The same word can change part of speech: 'a run' vs 'they run'

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The eight jobs a word can do

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The word 'quickly' is what part of speech?

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