Parts of Speech

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Parts of Speech

• Samples

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What you need to know about the parts of speech
system you have learned
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• It is a flowchart. You MUST do the system in
  order.

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It is usually best to do several sentences at a
time.
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. I will attend
college in the fall. I will attend college in
the fall.

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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM v. I will attend
college in the fall. v v I
will attend college in the fall.

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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. I will attend college in
the fall. v v I
will attend college in the fall.

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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. I will attend college in
the fall. v v
n
n I will attend college in the fall.


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FIND THE DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. I will
attend college in the fall. v
v n
n I
will attend college in the fall.

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FIND THE DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM d. I will
attend college in the fall. v
v n
d n I
will attend college in the fall.

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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFOR
E, FIND THE PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. I will
attend college in the fall. v
v n
d n I
will attend college in the fall.

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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFOR
E, FIND THE PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. I will
attend college in the fall. p v
v n
d n I will attend college
in the fall.

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FIND THE PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. I will
attend college in the fall. p v
v n
d n I will attend college
in the fall.

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FIND THE PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. I will
attend college in the fall. p v
v n
prep d n I will attend college
in the fall.

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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. Colonel Sheridan
purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
Mississippi for a new home.
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. Colonel Sheridan
purchased land in Mississippi for a new home.

v Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
Mississippi for a new home.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND
THE NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. Colonel Sheridan
purchased land in Mississippi for a new home.

v Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
Mississippi for a new home.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND
THE NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. Colonel Sheridan
purchased land in Mississippi for a new home.
n v
n Colonel Sheridan purchased la
nd in n

n Mississippi for a new home.
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FIND THE DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in n

n Mississippi for a new home.
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FIND THE DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in n
d
n Mississippi for a new home.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in n
d
n Mississippi for a new home.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n
prep Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
n prep d
n Mississippi for a new ho
me.
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FIND THE ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n
prep Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
n prep d
n Mississippi for a new ho
me.
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FIND THE ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj. Colonel
Sheridan purchased land in Mississippi for a new
home. n
v n
prep Colonel Sheridan purchased land in
n prep d
adj n Mississippi for a new hom
e.
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to
Anchorage. I will buy a present for Cindy
if I can fly to Anc
horage.
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v I will buy a present
for Cindy
v v if I can fly to Anchorage.

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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. I will buy a present for
Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage. v
v I will buy a present for Cindy
v
v if I can fly to Anchorage.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND THE
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. I will buy a present for
Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage. v
v n
n I will buy a present for C
indy
v v n if I can fly to
Anchorage.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v n

n I will buy a present for Cindy
v v
n if I can fly to Anchorage.

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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v d n

n I will buy a present for Cindy
v v
n if I can fly to Anchorage.

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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
COMPLEMENTS. LABEL THEM com. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v d n

n I will buy a present for Cindy
v v
n if I can fly to Anchorage.

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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
COMPLEMENTS. LABEL THEM com. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v d n

n I will buy a present for Cindy com v
v n if
I can fly to Anchorage.
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FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage.
v v d n

n I will buy a present for Cindy com v
v n if
I can fly to Anchorage.
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FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. I will buy a
present for Cindy if I can fly to Anchorage. p
v v d n

n I will buy a present for Cindy com p v
v n if
I can fly to Anchorage.
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FIND ANY PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. I will
buy a present for Cindy if I can fly to
Anchorage. p v v d
n
n I will buy a present for Cindy com p v
v n if
I can fly to Anchorage.
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FIND ANY PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. I will
buy a present for Cindy if I can fly to
Anchorage. p v v d
n prep
n I will buy a present for Cindy com p v
v prep n if
I can fly to Anchorage.
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
What is your name?
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v What is your name?
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THERFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. v
What is your name?
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THERFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. v
n What is your name?
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
v
n What is your name?
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
v d
n What is your name?
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P.
v d
n What is your name?
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. p
v d
n What is your name?
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. The
brown dog is barking really loud! The
brown dog is barking really loud!
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FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V. The
brown dog is barking really loud!

v The brown dog is barking really loud!

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FIND ANY ODDBALL VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
The brown dog is barking really loud!

v The brown dog is barking real
ly loud!
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FIND ANY ODDBALL VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
The brown dog is barking really loud!

v v The
brown dog is barking really loud!
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FIND ANY NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. The
brown dog is barking really loud!

v v The brown dog is bark
ing really loud!
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FIND ANY NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. The
brown dog is barking really loud!
n
v v The brown dog is barki
ng really loud!
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
The brown dog is barking really loud!

n v v The
brown dog is barking really loud!
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
The brown dog is barking really loud! d
n
v v The
brown dog is barking really loud!
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS OR PREPOSITIONS. THEREFORE, FIND
ANY ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj.
The brown dog is barking really loud! d
n
v v The
brown dog is barking really loud!
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS OR PREPOSITIONS. THEREFORE, FIND
ANY ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj.
The brown dog is barking really loud! d
adj n
v v The brown dog is bark
ing adj really loud!
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FIND ANY ADVERBS. LABEL THEM adv.
The brown dog is barking really loud! d
adj n
v v The brown dog is bark
ing adj really loud!
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FIND ANY ADVERBS. LABEL THEM adv.
The brown dog is barking really loud! d
adj n
v v The brown dog is bark
ing adv adj really loud!
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V. Which is the corr
ect answer?
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N.
v Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. v

n Which is the correct answer?
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
v
n Which is the correct answer?
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
v d
n Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P.
v d
n Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. p
v d
n Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO PREPOSITIONS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj. p
v d
n Which is the correct answer?
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THERE ARE NO PREPOSITIONS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
ADJECTIVES. LABEL THEM adj. p
v d adj
n Which is the correct answer?
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V. Ten of the boys w
ill go on the basketball trip.
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v
v Ten of the boys will go on
the basketball trip.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N.
v
v Ten of the boys will go on the basketball tri
p.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. n
n v
v Ten of the boys will go on the n
n basketball trip.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. n
n v
v Ten of the boys will go on the
n n basketball trip.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. n
d n v
v
d Ten of the boys will go on the n
n basketball trip.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. n
d n v
v d Ten of the boys wi
ll go on the n
n basketball trip.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THERE
ARE NO PRONOUNS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. n
prep d n v v
prep d Ten of the boys will go on
the n
n basketball trip.
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V. We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v We girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY ODDBALL VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v We girls are going to the
beach.
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FIND ANY ODDBALL VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
v v We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY NOUNS. LABEL THEM N.
v v We girls are going to the
beach.
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FIND ANY NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. n
v v n We girls are going to the
beach.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
n v v n We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
n v v d n We
girls are going to the beach.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P.
n v v d n We
girls are going to the beach.
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THERE ARE NO CONJUNCTIONS OR COMPLEMENTS. THEREFO
RE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS. LABEL THEM P. p
n v v d n We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. p
n v v d n We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY PREPOSITIONS. LABEL THEM prep. p
n v v prep d n We
girls are going to the beach.
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
Tuesday the second-grade class has
teacher conferences.
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FIND ANY VERBS. LABEL THEM V.

v Tuesday the second-grade class has teacher
conferences.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N.

v Tuesday the second-grade class has teacher
conferences.
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THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS. THEREFORE, FIND ANY
NOUNS. LABEL THEM N. n
n n v
n n Tuesday the second-grade class
has teacher conferences.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. n
n n
v n
n Tuesday the second-grade class has teacher
conferences.
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FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D. n
d n n
v n n Tuesday the secon
d-grade class has teacher conferences.
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• FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
• John lost his voice
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• FIND THE VERBS. LABEL THEM V.
• v
• John lost his voice
• v
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS.
• THEREFORE, FIND ANY NOUNS.
• LABEL THEM N.
• v
• John lost his voice
• v
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• THERE ARE NO ODDBALL VERBS.
• THEREFORE, FIND ANY NOUNS.
• LABEL THEM N.
• n v n
• John lost his voice
• v n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
• n v n
• John lost his voice
• v n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• FIND ANY DETERMINERS. LABEL THEM D.
• n v d n
• John lost his voice
• v d n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• FIND ANY CONJUNCTIONS.
• LABEL THEM con.
• n v d n
• John lost his voice
• v d n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• FIND ANY CONJUNCTIONS.
• LABEL THEM con.
• n v d n
• John lost his voice
• con v d n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• THERE ARE NO COMPLEMENTS.
• THEREFORE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS.
• LABEL THEM P.
• n v d n
• John lost his voice
• con v d n
• therefore, he lost the competition.

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• THERE ARE NO COMPLEMENTS.
• THEREFORE, FIND ANY PRONOUNS.
• LABEL THEM P.
• n v d n
• John lost his voice
• con p v d n
• therefore, he lost the competition.