PARTS OF SPEECH AND WORD CLASSES

OLD-FASHIONED
LATIN GRAMMAR

Never split an infinitive.

Never end a sentence with a
preposition.

If these rules were followed, we

wouldnt have phrases like to
boldly go and sentences like I have
nobody to go with.

TRADITIONAL PARTS OF SPEECH

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Noun: naming word (a chance)

Pronoun: noun substitute (their last chance)
Verb: doing or being word (they lost the chance)
Adjective: describes nouns or pronouns (fat chance)
Adverb: describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs (a very slim chance; she
danced divinely)

6.

Article: specifies definiteness or indefiniteness of a noun (the dance; a good

chance)

7.
8.
9.

Conjunction: joining word (a slim chance and a very slim chance)

Preposition: word that positions (at the dance)
Interjection: conveys emotion or sentiment (Wow! What a dance!)

TRADITIONAL PARTS OF SPEECH

However,
conjunction

noticed
verb

the

article

me

pronoun

good

adjective

in

preposition

goblin
noun

the
article

apparently

crowd.
noun

adverb

Gosh!
interjection

WORDS AS
MULTIPLE PARTS
OF SPEECH
Thats such a happy face.
In this sentence, face is a noun.
I cant face that mountain of work.
But in this sentence, face is
the verb.

TWO CLASSES OF WORDS

Form-class words
Also called open or lexical words
Comprise the central subject matter in dictionaries

Structure-class words
Also called closed, grammatical, or function words
Contribute grammatical-structural meaning to the text

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