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Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
 The grammatical function that each word has in
the text.
 The parts of speech are:
 Noun
 Verb
 Adjective
 Adverb
 Article
 Pronoun
 Preposition
 Conjunction
The Noun
 A noun is a word used to name a
person, animal, place, thing, and abstract
idea.
Late last year our neighbors bought a goat.
The bus inspector looked at all the
passengers' passes.
The Noun
 Noun Gender
Female or Male
 Noun Number
Singular or Plural
 Possessive Nouns
The red suitcase is Cassandra's.
The miner's face was covered in coal dust.
The Noun
 Proper Nouns
Canada is a large country.
 Concrete
The stone is on the road.
 Abstract
Justice often seems to slip out of our grasp.
The Noun
 Countable
We painted the table red and the chairs blue.
 Non-countable
Oxygen is essential to human life.
 Collective Nouns
The flock of geese spends most of its time in
the pasture.
The Verb
 The verb is perhaps the most important part
of the sentence. A verb or compound verb
asserts something about the subject of the
sentence and express actions, events, or
states of being. The verb or compound verb is
the critical element of the predicate of a
sentence.
The guitar player hasnt tuned the guitar.
The guitar is not tuned.
The Verb
 Transitive
 Intransitive
 Linking
 Verb Tenses
The postman delivered a package last week.
The assistant answers the phone.
The teacher will hand out some worksheets.
The Adjective
 An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by
describing, identifying, or quantifying words.
An adjective usually precedes the noun or the
pronoun which it modifies.
They bought a beautiful chair.
The Adjective
 Possessive Adjectives
Her dog is a Chihuahua.
 Demonstrative Adjectives
They brought those books.
 Interrogative Adjectives
Whose car is that?
 Indefinite Adjectives
Some people enjoy this park.
The Adverb
 An adverb can modify a verb, an
adjective, another adverb.
The girl walks slowly.
They are very selfish.
He sings very passionately.
The Article
 An article is a word that combines with a noun
to indicate the type of reference being made
by the noun.
 Indefinite Article
A university was founded last year.
An honest man must take that position.
 Definite Article
The people in this neighborhood are very
happy.
The Pronoun
Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Other
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
Them
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
Its
Ours
Theirs
Myself
Yourself
Yourselves
Himself
Herself
Itself
Ourselves
Themselves
Demonstrative
This makes the process easier.
Interrogative
Who called?
Relative
The chair which you bought is nice.
Indefinite
Something happened
A pronoun can replace a noun or another
pronoun.
The Preposition
 A preposition links nouns, pronouns and
phrases to other words in a sentence. The
word or phrase that the preposition
introduces is called the object of the
preposition.
About
Above
Across
After
Against
Along
Among
Around
At
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Between
Beyond
But
By
Despite
Down
During
Except
For
From
In
Inside
Into
Like
Near
Of
Off
On
Onto
Out
Outside
Past
Since
Through
Over
Throughout
Till
To
Toward
Under
Underneath
Until
Up
Upon
With
Within
Without
The Conjunction
 You can use a conjunction to link
words, phrases, and clauses
 Coordinating
He is kind but clumsy.
 Subordinating
I would buy a new house if I won the lottery.
 Correlative
Bring either a salad or a potato scallop.

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Parts of speech

  • 2. Parts of Speech The grammatical function that each word has in the text. The parts of speech are: Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Article Pronoun Preposition Conjunction
  • 3. The Noun A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Late last year our neighbors bought a goat. The bus inspector looked at all the passengers' passes.
  • 4. The Noun Noun Gender Female or Male Noun Number Singular or Plural Possessive Nouns The red suitcase is Cassandra's. The miner's face was covered in coal dust.
  • 5. The Noun Proper Nouns Canada is a large country. Concrete The stone is on the road. Abstract Justice often seems to slip out of our grasp.
  • 6. The Noun Countable We painted the table red and the chairs blue. Non-countable Oxygen is essential to human life. Collective Nouns The flock of geese spends most of its time in the pasture.
  • 7. The Verb The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb asserts something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being. The verb or compound verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence. The guitar player hasnt tuned the guitar. The guitar is not tuned.
  • 8. The Verb Transitive Intransitive Linking Verb Tenses The postman delivered a package last week. The assistant answers the phone. The teacher will hand out some worksheets.
  • 9. The Adjective An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. They bought a beautiful chair.
  • 10. The Adjective Possessive Adjectives Her dog is a Chihuahua. Demonstrative Adjectives They brought those books. Interrogative Adjectives Whose car is that? Indefinite Adjectives Some people enjoy this park.
  • 11. The Adverb An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb. The girl walks slowly. They are very selfish. He sings very passionately.
  • 12. The Article An article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Indefinite Article A university was founded last year. An honest man must take that position. Definite Article The people in this neighborhood are very happy.
  • 13. The Pronoun Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Other I You He She It We They Me You Him Her It Us Them Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Theirs Myself Yourself Yourselves Himself Herself Itself Ourselves Themselves Demonstrative This makes the process easier. Interrogative Who called? Relative The chair which you bought is nice. Indefinite Something happened A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun.
  • 14. The Preposition A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. About Above Across After Against Along Among Around At Before Behind Below Beneath Beside Between Beyond But By Despite Down During Except For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Onto Out Outside Past Since Through Over Throughout Till To Toward Under Underneath Until Up Upon With Within Without
  • 15. The Conjunction You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases, and clauses Coordinating He is kind but clumsy. Subordinating I would buy a new house if I won the lottery. Correlative Bring either a salad or a potato scallop.