Understanding Parts of Speech in English Language
Exploring the 8 parts of speech in English language, including nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Each part of speech is defined and illustrated with examples, helping students grasp their functions within sentences.
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PARTS OF SPEECH By: Asst.Prof. Muayad R.Habib / Dept. of English / By: Asst.Prof. Muayad R.Habib / Dept. of English / For All 1 For All 1st stYear Students / College of Basic Education / Mar. 2020 Year Students / College of Basic Education / Mar. 2020
What is a part of speech? A part of speech is a name given to a word based on its job in a sentence.
How many parts of speech are there in English? There are 8 parts of speech in English.
INTERJECTION NOUN CONJUNCTION 8 PARTS OF SPEECH PRONOUN PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB
PARTS AND THEIR FUCTIONS NOUN : Naming word PRONOUN: Replaces a noun Adjective: Describes something VERB: Is an action or state ADVERB: Describes a verb PREPOSITION: Shows a relationship CONJUNCTION: Joins words or clauses INTERJECTION: Expresses emotion
What are they? They are . 1. Verb: action / state Jack plays tennis three times a week. I am a teacher.
2. Noun: person, place, animal, animal, thing, feeling . Jack went to Paris on vacation with family last year.
3. pronoun: replaces a noun Melvin is at the movie with Melvin's girlfriend. Melvin really enjoys spending time with Melvin s girlfriend. Melvin is at the movie with his girlfriend. He really enjoys time with her.
ADJECTIVES ..used to add information to nouns / pronouns
They drive an amazing big red sports car. Q: What is your opinion of the car? A: Amazing Q: What size is the car? A: Big Q: What colour is the car? A: Red Q: What type of car is it? A: Sports (( Articles : a , an , the ))
6. ADVERB info verb , VERB, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB Yesterday evening, we walked somewhat slowly in a very beautiful garden. yesterday evening ( Time ) Slowly (Manner) somewhat ( Frequency )
6. preposition: in on, at, by, from, with, before, after.. I ll see at the office on Monday.
CONJUNCTION : and, but, or , so , because , . Clara and Jack are best friends. Sara is playing with her toy. He is either a teacher or a doctor.
Clause 1 + linker + Clause 2 I didn t go to schools yesterday because I was ill.
8. Interjection: Oh, Wow, .. Oh , Wow, Alas , . It is a word that expresses a strong emotion . Joy, sorrow excitement surprise , pain , sadness, happiness and so on. Wow, he is smart. Oh, she looked tried. Yes, Jack has got high marks in English. .
