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S PEECH NounsAdverbs PronounsPrepositions VerbsConjunctions
AdjectivesInterjections N OUNS Definition: Person, place, thing,
idea Common: generic (any) zombie N OUNS Definition: Person, place,
thing, idea Proper: specific Rob Zombie P RONOUNS Definition: A
word that replaces a noun. There are lots! They could be he, she,
myself, everybody, his, hers P RONOUNS Definition: A word that
replaces a noun. Before Rob Zombie directed the 2007 remake of
Halloween, he was also in the band White Zombie. V ERBS Definition:
A word used to express action, being, or state of being. Action
Verb : She ran from the zombie. V ERBS Linking/Being Verbs : (is,
am, are, was, were, be, being, been) She is a zombie. V ERBS
Helping/Auxiliary Verbs : previous, + has, have, had, do, does,
did, may might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would. V
ERBS Helping/Auxiliary Verbs : We should have been running from the
zombies. A DJECTIVES Definition : An adjective is use to modify
(describe) a noun or pronoun. They answer these questions: Which
one? What kind? Whose? How Much? How Many?. A DJECTIVES Which one?
the slow zombie What kind? the mean zombie Whose? your zombie A
DJECTIVES How much? more zombies How Many? five zombies P
REPOSITIONS Definition: A preposition shows the relationship
between its object (object of the preposition) & some other
word in the sentence. There are a 51 of them. P REPOSITIONS Think
of a zombie and a car A zombie is above the car. A zombie is inside
a car. A zombie is beside a car. A zombie is under the car. A
DVERBS Definition: An adverb is used to modify a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb. They answer the questions: How? When?
Where? How often? To what extent? A DVERBS How often? The zombie
fell twice. To what extent? The zombie is extremely scary. A DVERBS
How? The zombie walks aimlessly. When? The zombie comes today.
Where? The zombie fell forward. C ONJUNCTIONS Definition: A
conjunction connects words or groups of words. Coordinate
Conjunctions: For And Nor But Or Yet So C ONJUNCTIONS Definition: A
conjunction connects words or groups of words. Subordinate: as, as
if, because, before, if, since, that till, unless, when, where,
whether C ONJUNCTIONS Definition: A conjunction connects words or
groups of words. Correlative (in pairs): Bothand Eitheror
Neithernor Not onlybut also C ONJUNCTIONS The zombie and his friend
danced. The zombie will attack unless we hide. Either he was a
zombie, or he was extremely boring. I NTERJECTIONS Definition: An
interjection expresses strong feeling. It can end with a comma or
an exclamation point depending on the emotion. Wow! You look awful.
Oh, youre a zombie.
