Parts of speech

Parts of speech

By Mr.Timothy Hutto

​The eight parts of speech

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​Today we will review the basic parts of speech in English grammar.

Verbs

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Interjections

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Everything else

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives​

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Nouns (and friends)

The eight parts of speech

Some and any are examples of quantifiers.

Examples:

I/me, he/him, she/her, it​

you​

we/us

they/them​

A PRONOUN replaces a noun.

Examples:

Person: Justin Bieber

Place: Thailand

Thing: concert

Idea: happiness​​

​A NOUN is a person, place, thing, or idea.

Nouns and Pronouns

There are also possessive and reflexive pronouns, which we will study later.

Examples:

beautiful

old

exciting

tired​

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​An ADJECTIVE modifies/describes a noun. (It answers "what kind of".)

Adjectives

Notice that some adjectives (exciting, tired) are formed from verbs.​

Examples:

1. ran quickly

2. ran very quickly

3. very beautiful dress​

An ADVERB modifies a verb (1), another adverb (2), or an adjective (3).

​A VERB shows an action or a state of being.

Verbs and Adverbs

An adverb answers the question "when, where, how, and how much/many".

Examples:

Action: run, sing, fly, do​

State: be, mean, seem, feel

A CONJUNCTION connects words or phrases.​

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Conjunctions

Examples:

Well,

Oh my God!

Hey!

Wow!

Oh,

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An INTERJECTION is an expression of feeling rather than meaning.

​A PREPOSITION a word or phrase used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

Prepositions and Interjections

English has over 100 prepositions.

Examples: in, at, on, of, to, between, with, among.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is a noun?

I didn't go to school today.

• I

• go

• school

• today

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun?

We didn't go to school today.

• We

• go

• school

• today

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

I didn't go to school today.

• I

• don't

• to

• school

Multiple Select

Which two words in the following sentence are adjectives?

Today is very sunny and hot.

• today

• very

• sunny

• hot

Multiple Select

Which phrase in the following sentence is an interjection?

Oh, no--I forgot my keys!

• oh, no!

• I forgot

• my

• keys

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is a verb?

I'm not going to school today.

• I'm

• going

• school

• today

Multiple Choice

Which word or words in the following sentence is a conjunction?

I like don't sushi or sashimi, but I do like tempura.

• I

• neither

• or

• but