MODULE 3-PARTS OF SPEECH

BASIC ENGLISH
COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR AND
VOCABULARY
 Noun
Conjunction Pronoun

Interjection Verb
Parts of Speech

Preposition Adverb
Adjective
NOUN
▪ Naming people, places, things & idea/ concepts.

Examples:
People-Rahul, The Prime Minister, Man, Woman
Place-Bengaluru, Class room, Cricket ground
Animals-Fish, Zebra, Lion
Ideas-Evolution, Invention, Extinction
Things-Bat, Cycle, Table
 Proper Noun Ex: Bengaluru

Types Common Noun Ex: Book

of
Collective
NOUN Noun
Ex: Herd

Abstract Noun Ex: Honesty

▪ Singular / Plural Noun:
Ex: Child / Children
Tooth / Teeth

• Countable Noun:
Ex: 10 packets of Lays
A dozen eggs

• Uncountable Noun:
Ex: I have a lot of homework to do.
PRONOUN
▪Replacing nouns

• Ex: You should clean your room yourself.

He loves to play basketball.
VERB
▪Expressing a physical action or state

• Ex: The river flows through the valley.

He plays cricket.
ADVERB
▪ Modifying verbs, adjectives & adverbs

Ex: Ram walked quickly to the library.

They are extremely curious.
ADJECTIVES
▪Describing nouns and pronouns

Ex: He is a fast driver.

It was delicious food.
PREPOSITION
▪Showing relationships of words and phrases

• Ex: We went on a trip last week.

Our house is across the street.
INTERJECTION
▪ Showing strong emotions or feelings
• Ex: Bravo, You have done well.
Waw, That’s totally awesome.
CONJUNCTION
▪Joining words and phrases.

Ex: She is talented and hard working.

You can have an apple or an orange.
ARTICLES
Modifies or describes the Noun
Two types of articles:

Indefinite article: a, an
Definite article : The
Ex: They own a Car
Ex: I passed the test.
Ex: I am eating an Apple