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parts-of-speech
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Parts of speech are also known as word classes. These are the categories under which words are classified according to their grammatical uses.

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Nouns
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A noun is a word that represents people, places and things.

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The sentence: “Bob the astronaut has a job on the Moon base.” There is an astronaut waving, an astronaut working at a desk and a moon base.
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Plurals

The sentence: “Bob the astronaut has a job on the Moon base.” There is an astronaut waving, an astronaut working at a desk and a moon base.

Countable & Uncountable Nouns

The sentence: “He checks the computers and the moon rovers.” There is a computer bank and some lunar vehicles.

Possessive Noun Form

The sentence: “It is Bob’s job to fix broken equipment.” There is an astronaut hitting some equipment with a hammer.
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Adjectives
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An adjective is a word describing or modifying a noun or a pronoun.

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The sentence: “Bob used red paint on the old rover. It looks great.” There is an astronaut holding a paint can next to a lunar vehicle.
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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

The sentence: “It will be faster than the other rovers, maybe even the fastest.’’There are rovers racing and a red one is pulling ahead.

Possessive Adjectives

The sentence: “Bob asked his crewmates to race the rovers.” An astronaut is talking to other astronauts and points to the lunar vehicles.

Demonstrative Adjectives

The sentence: “This rover is in better condition than that one.” An astronaut pointing to a nearby lunar vehicle and to one that is farther away and in terrible condition.
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Pronouns
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A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun.

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The sentence: “Bob lost his keys. He loses them all the time.” An astronaut is trying to get into his locked lunar vehicle, not noticing his keys on ground.
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Verbs
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 A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being

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The sentence: “Bob feeds the mooncats, He really enjoys it.” An astronaut is filling bowls with animal food.
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Phrasal Verbs

The sentence: “Bob found out no one but him believes in the mooncats.” A group of astronauts all laughing at a lone astronaut.

Passive & Active Voice

The sentence: “He wants to take pictures of the mooncats, but they have yet to be found.” An astronaut is walking around with a camera while a shadowy shape is watching him.

Gerunds & Infinitives

The sentence: “Anyhow, feeding mooncats is something Bob loves to do.” An astronaut is filling bowls with animal food.
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Adverbs
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An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or an another adverb.

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The sentence: “Bob absolutely believes he is truly funny.” An astronaut is laughing out loud while others are being impatient.
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Prepositions
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A preposition is a short word used to link words together. It indicates time, place or direction.

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The sentence: “Since getting a job on the Moon, Bob walks to work.” An astronaut is walking towards a lunar base.
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Conjunctions
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A conjunction is a word that links words, phrases or clauses.

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The sentence: “Bob likes spaghetti and chocolate, but not together!” A plate of spaghetti next to a chocolate bar with a happy face. A spaghetti plate covered in chocolate with a grossed out face.
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Interjections
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An interjection is a short word or expression used to express reactions or feelings.

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The sentence: “Watch out! Ow! Hey! Come on!” A lunar vehicle is dragging an astronaut around with its robot arm.
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