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8 Parts of Speech: The Building Blocks of ELA
8 Parts of Speech: The Building Blocks of ELA
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Susan, Thomas, Tonawanda,
Proper* St. Amelia School, English, New York,
United States of America,
or
freedom, responsibility,
Abstract honesty, prejudice
(cannot be seen
or touched)
Nouns
Can be compound Examples:
and written as:
Can be As ARTICLES,
Answer Questions: Can be
Demonstrative: can be
Which one? Proper
What kind? This or Definite
How many? That Common or
These Indefinite
Those
Adjectives
Answer Questions: Examples:
I am a good citizen.
Common
I ate the delicious food.
or
I am an American citizen.
Proper*
I ate the Chinese food.
or
Verbs that introduce the main verb are the helping verbs.
up the mountain