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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