parts of speech
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Parts of Speech
Sonya Antropova
Group 752
A NOUN's the name of anything,As: school or garden, toy, or swing.
a person
a place
a thing
an idea
It names:
Instead of nouns the PRONOUNS stand: Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
PRONOUNS may be:
• Personal Pronouns
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Interrogative Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun,As: great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
• Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun:
Did you lose your address book? Is that a wool sweater?Just give me five minutes.
• Answers these questions:Which? What kind?How many?
The ADJECTIVE:
VERBS tell of something being done: To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.• It is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement.
Action verbsAction verbs express mental or physical express mental or physical actionaction..
Linking verbsLinking verbs make a statement by make a statement by connectingconnecting the subject the subject with a word that describes or explains it.with a word that describes or explains it.
He rode the horse.
He has been sick.
How things are done the ADVERBS tell, As: slowly, quickly, badly, well.
• Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.
We went there.
It was too hot!
•Answers the questions: How? When? Where?To what degree or how much?
The ADVERB:
CONJUNCTIONS join the words together,As: men and women, wind or weather.
A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.
andorbut
/either or/neither nor
The PREPOSITION stands beforeA noun as: in or through a door.
• A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.
• The preposition never stands alone!
The INTERJECTION shows surpriseAs: Oh, how pretty! Ah! how wise!
Goodness! What a cute baby!
The INTERJECTION is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion.
Wow! Look at thatsunset!
Three little words you often seeAre ARTICLES: a, an, and the.
ARTICLES may be:• definite – THE IS USED:• when you know that the listener knows or can work out
what particular person/thing you are talking about;• when you have already mentioned the thing you are
talking about.• indefinite – A, AN. ARE USED: 8. refer to something not specifically known to the person
you are communicating with. 9. before nouns that introduce something or someone you
have not mentioned before.
The whole are called the PARTS of SPEECH,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
The poem is written by:
David B. Tower, Benjamin F. Tweed