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verb
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adjective
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present participle
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past participle
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nominal infinitive
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Noun: a person, place, thing, or animal
Example: A cat is in my house. Cat and house = noun

Verb: a word that tells action
Example: The girl ran past me. Ran = verb

Adjective: A word that describes a noun or tell how many
Example: The purple shirt is mine. Purple = adjective

Verbal: something that is expressed in saying/talking rather than writing
Example: Talking is a form of verbal communication.

Gerund: A verb that is used as a noun
Example: The dog loves barking. Barking = gerund

Present participle: a verb that is used as an adjective and ends in -ing
Example: The working woman is on break. Working = present participle

Past participle: a verb that is used as an adjective and ends in -ed
Example: Yesterday I saw a lost puppy flyer. Lost = past participle

Normal infinitive: a verb with the word "to" in front of it
Example: He likes to run. To run = normal infinitive

Adjectival infinitive: to in front or behind an adjective
Example: I have a job to do. Adjectival infinitive= to do

Comma: Punctuation that separates, shows where to pause, gives more information
Example: The girl, who is my friend, is sick. Comma = , and gives more info

Ellipsis: three dots that shows some information was left out
Example: ".  .  . and the answer is 5." Ellipsis = .  .  .

Em dash: A long dash that can add more information
Example: The girl is really sick—or faking if you ask me—according to her friends. Em dash = —