English Grammar Parts of Speech

Eight Parts of Speech Interjections Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions

Noun:word that names A person A place A thing An idea

A noun can be: Common: shop, school Singular/Plural: boy/ boys Proper:Bob, Mr Smith Collective: crowd, swarm, flock Compound: matchbox Uncountable:water, flour

A word that carries the idea of action or of being in a The Verb A word that carries the idea of action or of being in a sentence “be” verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Action Subject Linking predicate

EVERY SENTENCE MUST HAVE A VERB

KINDS OF VERBS Action verbs express physical or mental action A linking verb connects a subject and its complement

PRONOUNS Generally pronouns stand for (pro+noun)or refer to a noun, an individual,or individuals, or to a thing or things

KINDS OF PRONOUNS Personal Demonstrative Possessive Object Relative Interrogative Reflexive I,you,she…. This/That These/those Mine,yours Me,you, him Who, what,which Who,what,which Myself, yourself

ADJECTIVES Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or a thing in the sentence

KINDS OF ADJECTIVES Demonstrative Distributive Interrogative Possessive Qualitative Quantitative Comparative This,that Each,every Which,what My,your Fat,thin Some,a few Bigger, the biggest

QUALITATIVE ADJECTIVES QUANTITY QUALITY SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOUR ORIGINE MATERIAL

THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES POSSESSION QUANTITY QUALITY SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOUR ORIGIN MATERIAL

ADVERBS ARE WORDS THAT MODIFIES A VERB AN ADJECTIVE ANOTHER ADVERB

KINDS OF ADVERBS MANNER PLACE FREQUENCY TIME CERTAINTY DEGREE

LOCATORS IN SPACE AND TIME PREPOSITIONS LOCATORS IN SPACE AND TIME

Some 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

A CONJUCTION IS A WORD THAT JOINS WORDS CONJUNCTIONS A CONJUCTION IS A WORD THAT JOINS WORDS AND BUT OR

AN EXCLAMATORY WORD THAT EXPRESSES EMOTION THE INTERJECTION AN EXCLAMATORY WORD THAT EXPRESSES EMOTION WOW IT’S FANTASTIC! OH MY GOD!