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==A==
;adjective<span id="Adjective" /><span id="adjective" />
:A word that [[#modifier|modifies]] or describes a [[#noun|noun]]. "Big" and "tall" are examples of adjectives.
;adverb<span id="Adverb" /><span id="adverb" />
:A word that [[#modifier|modifies]] or describes a [[#verb|verb]]. In English, they often end in "-ly". "Quickly" and "slowly" are examples of adverbs.
==C==
;content word<span id="Content Word" /><span id="Content word" /><span id="content word" />
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==I==
;imperative<span id="Imperative" /><span id="imperative" />
:A grammatical mood that expresses a command or instruction. "Do as I say, not as I do" is an imperative sentence, as is "go!". [[Toki Pona]] marks the imperative with ''[[o]]''. Contrast [[#indicative|indicative]], [[#optative|optative]].
;indicative<span id="Indicative" /><span id="indicative" />
:A grammatical mood that describes a real or actual thing. "The
;intransitive verb<span id="Intransitive Verb" /><span id="Intransitive verb" /><span id="intransitive verb" />
:A [[#verb|verb]] that cannot take a direct [[#object|object]]. "Smile" is an intransitive verb: "the baby smiles." Contrast [[#transitive verb|transitive verb]].
==M==
;modifier<span id="Modifier" /><span id="modifier" />
:In [[
==N==
;noun<span id="Noun" /><span id="noun" />
:A word that names a person, place, or thing. "Fish"
==O==
;object<span id="Object" /><span id="object" />
:The thing
;optative<span id="Optative" /><span id="optative" />
:A grammatical mood that expresses a wish, hope, or desire. "The
==P==
;particle<span id="Particle" /><span id="particle" />
:A word
;predicate<span id="Predicate" /><span id="predicate" />
:The part of
;preposition<span id="Preposition" /><span id="preposition" />
:A word that describes a [[#noun|noun]]'s relationship to the rest of the [[#sentence|sentence]] in time or space. "After" and "beside" are examples of prepositions. Often the preposition and the noun it introduces are referred to as the "prepositional phrase." In the sentence "don't give coffee to infants," "to infants" is a prepositional phrase.
;preverb<span id="Preverb" /><span id="preverb" />
:A [[#verb|verb]] that accompanies the main verb to make distinctions in grammatical mood or aspect; an auxiliary (helping) verb.
;proper noun<span id="Proper Noun" /><span id="Proper noun" /><span id="proper noun" />
:A [[#noun|noun]] that names a specific or definite thing. Personal names and names of places are usually proper nouns. "Preston", "Europe", and "Mount Everest" are examples of proper nouns.
==S==
;semantic (value)<span id="Semantic (Value)" /><span id="Semantic (value)" /><span id="semantic (value)" />
:The "meaning" of
;sentence<span id="Sentence" /><span id="sentence" />
:A group of words that contain a [[#subject|subject]] and a [[#predicate|predicate]]. "Dogs chase cats" is a sentence. "Apple pie" is not; it is a sentence fragment.
;subject<span id="Subject" /><span id="subject" />
:The main actor or actors in a sentence. In the sentence "I read the book," the word "I" is the subject. Contrast [[#predicate|predicate]].
;syntax<span id="Syntax" /><span id="syntax" />
:The position of words in a sentence or phrase. Often words are categorized by the kinds of positions they can occupy in a sentence, or what words they can appear next to. Contrast [[#semantic (value)|semantic (value)]].
==T==
;transitive verb<span id="Transitive Verb" /><span id="Transitive verb" /><span id="transitive verb" />
:A [[#verb|verb]] that takes a direct [[#object|object]]. "Eat"
==V==
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;vocative<span id="Vocative" /><span id="vocative" />
:A form of a [[#noun|noun]] used to call to or address something or someone. In the phrase "hey you!", the word "you" is vocative. [[Toki Pona]] marks the vocative with ''[[o]]''. English does not usually distinguish vocative from non-vocative nouns,
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