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English Grammar: Parts of Speec H

The document discusses the eight parts of speech in English grammar: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It provides examples and definitions for each part of speech. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Verbs express actions or states of being. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositions show relationships of time, place, and direction between nouns or pronouns. Conjunctions join words or groups of words. Interjections express emotions.

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English Grammar: Parts of Speec H

The document discusses the eight parts of speech in English grammar: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It provides examples and definitions for each part of speech. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Verbs express actions or states of being. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositions show relationships of time, place, and direction between nouns or pronouns. Conjunctions join words or groups of words. Interjections express emotions.

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English Grammar

Parts of Speec

Presented by: Pir Suhail Ahmed

Eight Parts of Speech


Nouns
Interjections

Pronouns

s rb ve Ad

er V bs

Adjec tives
Prepositions

Conjunctions

Noun
A word that names

A Person

Place
A

Thing

An

Idea

Kinds of Nouns
Common Nouns Proper Nouns boy Ali girl Zara Singular Nouns Plural Nouns boy boys girl girls Singular Possessive Plural Possessive boys boys girls girls

Adjective
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions:

Which ? What kind? How many?

Did you lose your address book

Is that a wool sweater?

Just give me five minutes

Pronoun
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Demonstrative

Pronouns Personal Pronouns this, that, these, those Interrogative I, me, mine Pronouns you, your, yours who she, her, hers, Indefinite whom it, its Pronouns what we, us, our, ours anybody, one, each, which they, them, their, their either, none, whose myself, yourself someone

Verb
A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement. Every sentence must have a verb.
Subject

Verb

Predicate

Kinds of Verbs
Action verbs express mental or physical action.

Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it.

He rode the horse to victory.

He has been sick.

Adverb
Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Answers these questions: quickly. He ran

When?

How?

She left yesterday. We went there. It was too hot!

Where?
To what degree or how much?

Introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase o clause functioning in the sentence as a noun

Preposition

The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada.

Common Prepositions
aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without

Conjunction
d but thus if either/or neither/nor althou r oweve h beca gh use en so th an

A word that joins words or groups of words.

Interjection

An exclamatory word that expresses emotion

Goodness! What a cute baby

Wow! Look at the time! Ill never finish my work!

THANK YOU
For a copy of this presentation, e-mail ssarhandi@yahoo. com

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