English Grammar Grades 9-12 Parts of Speech Parts of Speech.
Parts of speech
Transcript of Parts of speech
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INDEX
The 8 Parts of Speech
1. Pronoun
2. Noun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
7. Preposition
8. Interjection
NOUN
A Noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Nouns are the subject of a sentence.
EXAMPLES OF NOUN
The bakery has fresh baked goods.
Kylie is a pro-golfer.
The dog was lonely for me. Love is
a beautiful thing.
TYPES OF NOUN
Common Noun- A noun that does not name a specific person, place or thing.
Proper Noun- A noun that names a specific person, place or thing.
New York City
dog
PRONOUN
A Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Examples: I, me, my, you, your, he, she, it , us, we, they, them, his, her, their, mine, our, myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves, ourselves, who, whose, whom, anybody, anyone, everybody, nobody, someone, somebody.
CHART OF PRONOUN
ADJECTIVE
Adjective- An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind, how many, or which one.
Green shirt
Sour limes
EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
They live in a beautiful house. Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. He writes meaningless letters. This shop is much nicer. She wore a beautiful dress. Ben is an adorable baby. Linda’s hair is gorgeous. This glass is breakable. I met a homeless person in NY
VERB
A verb is the action of the sentence. It shows what someone or something is doing.
run paint read
EXAMPLES OF VERB
She is a creative person. He ran to the store.
Verbs Express Actions
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express: A physical action (e.g., to swim, to write, to climb). A mental action (e.g., to think, to guess, to consider). A state of being (e.g., to be, to exist, to appear).
sSubject Verb to be in the
past tenseVerb to be in the
present tenseVerb to be in the
future tense
Wasam will be will be
You were are will be
He / She / It was is will be
We were are will be
You were are will be
They were are will be
ADVERB
An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done.
The fished jumped quickly from the water.
The man sat alone.
EXAMPLES OF ADVERB
Mukesh easily lifted the ball We’ll use the new software program tomorrow She hide the key nearby He climbed the ladder slowly
CONJUNCTION
A conjunction is a word that joins words or word groups together. Some examples conjunctions are: and, but, or, nor, although, yet, so, either, and also.
Move onWe ate pizza and drank pop for dinner.
CONJUNCTIONS
FANBOYS
F A N B O Y S
For And Nor But Or Yet So
EXAMPLES OF CONJUNCTIONS
1. She did well in her examination. She is an able student. She did well in her examination, for she is an able
student.
2. He worked hard. He did not achieve good marks. He worked hard, yet he did not achieve good marks.
3. Marry was late for work, and she received a cut pay. Marry was late for work, so she received a cut pay.
PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word that shows position or, direction. Some examples are in, out, under, over, after, out, into, up, down, for, and between.
She worked at her desk.
The sun was in the sky.
PREPOSITIONS EXAMPLES
The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class
INTERJECTION
Interjection- An interjection is a word that shows strong emotion. Such examples are Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!, and Oh no!
Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing.
Interjections are usually followed by exclamation marks
INTERJECTION EXAMPLES
Whew! I am so glad to have passed my exam. Wow! You did a fabulous job. Ouch! That’s hurts! Goodness! What an haircut! Aha! I know the answer!
Thank you!!!!
Presentation by -Nevil Thumar