Such a group is either a
_phrase_ or a _clause_.
A _phrase_ is a group of words, containing neither subject nor predicate,
that is used as a single part of speech.
A _clause_ is a group of words, containing both subject and predicate,
that is used as part of a sentence. If used as a single part of speech, it
is called a _subordinate_, or _dependent_, clause. Some grammarians use the
word _clause_ for a subordinate statement only.
+19. Classification.+--The eight parts of speech may be classified as
follows:--
I. Substantives: nouns, pronouns.
II. Assertives: verbs.
III. Modifiers: adjectives, adverbs.
IV. Connectives: prepositions, conjunctions.
V. Interjections.
+20. Definitions.+--The parts of speech may be defined as
follows:--
(1) A _noun_ is a word used as a name.
(2) A _pronoun_ is a word used in place of a noun, designating a person,
place, or thing without naming it.
(3) An _adjective_ is a word that modifies a substantive.
(4) A _verb_ is a word that asserts something--action, state, or being---
concerning a substantive.
(5) An _adverb_ is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another
adverb.
(6) A _preposition_ is a word that shows the relation of the substantive
that follows it to some other word or words in the sentence.
(7) A _conjunction_ is a word that connects words or groups of words used
in the same way.
(8) An _interjection_ is a cry expressing emotion, but not forming part of
the sentence.
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