Words are classified into eight categories WORD CLASSES Words are classified into eight categories 2, 2012/2013 PJJ By Doris tay

Word Categories: Noun (N) Pronoun (P) Adjective (A) Verb (V) Adverb (A) Conjunction (C) Preposition (P) Interjection (I)

Noun Name for a person, animal, thing, place, Idea, activity. e.g. Mary, dog, chair, UPM, freedom, badminton

Pronoun Alternate name for a noun. e.g. he, she, it, I , you, we, they

Adjective Modifies the meaning of a noun or a pronoun e.g. big, good, tall, pink Tall man Pink shirt

Verb Expresses an occurrence, act, or mode of being. e.g. is, were, kick, went, does

He ran quickly, yesterday Adverb Modifies (tell you more about) a verb, adverb, or adjective. e.g. quickly, loudly, here, yesterday He ran quickly, yesterday

Jack and Jill went up the hill. Conjunction A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses. Eg: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS) Jack and Jill went up the hill.

Preposition shows time, place, movement, direction, relationship. e.g. with, for, at, from, to

Interjection Expresses emotion. e.g. Gosh! Wow! Super! Yes!

Example: A fat boy cries. cries loudly. Article Adjective Noun Verb Adverb A fat boy cries. cries loudly.

Revision sort them according to their word class: Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Preposition Interjection Conjunction

Revision (1) TO SOFT DRIVER SO THEY TOMORROW YELL EARLY OH MY! RUN I SMALL RAW PANTS SLEEP FUNNY YOUNG SLEEPY YAY! NEARBY HAPPILY SCHOOL QUICKLY CALCULATOR TONY SANG BROWN SLOWLY INTO AAAAAAAARGH! AND

Revision (2) 1. Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open. 2. Hey! Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant?

Answers: 1. Noun Adv Verb Conj Verb Prep Pro Noun Adj Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open. 2. Int Verb Pro Verb Pro Verb Verb Adj Noun Prep Hey! Do you think we can get some service at Adj Noun this restaurant?