 Parts of speech = words types/words classes

 There are 8 parts of speech.

1. NOUN (N)
2. VERB (V)
3. ADJECTIVE (ADJ)
4. ADVERB (ADV)
5. PRONOUN (PRON)
6. CONJUNCTION (CONJ)
7. PREPOSITION (PREP)
8. INTERJECTION
9. *ARTICLES/DETERMINER
 DEFINITION:
It is a word that refers to a person,
1. place, thing, event, substance or
quality.
examples:
NOUN  person - teacher
 Place - arena

(N)
object - computer
 idea - comfort
 quality - generosity
 animal - dog
 There are 2 kinds of noun.
1. Common Noun (general)

examples : Man, Mountain, Day

2. Proper Noun (specific)

examples : George, Mount Fuji,

Monday
  There are 2 kinds of noun endings that are
very common in English. They are:

1. Noun (thing) endings

Noun
Endings
 2. Noun (person) endings

Noun
Endings
Can you mention other examples?
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2. It describes what you are doing (action)

or how you are feeling (abstract).

examples :

VERB Action Verbs: jump, run, sing, laugh, eat,

fall, cook, remember, believe, think

(V) Abstract Verbs: am, want, own, seem, like,

mind, need, belong, love
  The following verb endings are very
common in English.

Verb
Endings
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3. It describes or
noun/pronoun.
modifies a

examples :
ADJECTIVE  the tall teacher  the adjective (tall)
describes a teacher.

(ADJ)  the slow computer  the adjective

(slow) describes a computer.
  The following adjective endings are
commonly found in English:

Adjective
Endings
 DEFINITION:
it describes or modifies a verb. The common
adverb ending in English is –ly.

4. The functions of adverb are:

a. to tell the way in which something
happens.
ADVERB b. to describe where, when, and how
something happens
examples :

(ADV)  He spoke clearly. (the adverb clearly shows

the way someone spoke).
 She sang well. (the adverb well tells the way
someone sang).
 She left yesterday. (the adverb yesterday

tells when she left).

 It rained everywhere. (the adverb

everywhere shows where it rained).

 “Don’t do that!” she shouted angrily. (the

adverb angrily tells how she shouted)

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5.
Pronouns are often used to refer to a noun
that has already been mentioned. It is used to
avoid the repetition in a sentence.

PRONOUN examples :

I love my bike. I ride it all the time.

(PRON) (the word bike is a Noun, but the word it is a

Pronoun).
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It is a word that connects words, phrases and

6. clauses in a sentence.

examples :
CONJUNCTION I love my bike, and I ride it all the time.
(CONJ) I love running, but I hurt my feet.

I am late because I got up late.

I read quickly, so I finished early.

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It is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a

pronoun, connecting it to another word. It also

7.
shows location or position.

examples :

The dog jumped over the fence.

PREPOSITION
In the room

(PREP) On the table

Across the river

Under the tree

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8.
It is to express the emotion.

examples :

INTER-  Wow! That’s wonderful!

 Ah! I see.
JECTION  Hey!

 Well, that was interesting.

 DEFINITION:
It introduces a noun. The articles are a,
an, some, and the.

9. The functions are:

a. To introduce a general noun
examples :
ARTICLE I eat a banana everyday.
My mother always eats an apple
everyday.
We eat some grapes everyday.
b. To introduce a specific noun

examples:

You can take the book on my desk.

The books in this class have lost.