Parts of Speech

Functional English
By
Tehmina Farrukh
Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
 Noun
Verb
Adjective
Parts of Adverb

Speech: Types Pronoun

Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Parts of Speech: Definitions

NOUN: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

VERB: A word that expresses action, being or condition.
ADJECTIVE: A word that modifies / adds meaning / describes a noun or a pronoun.
ADVERB: A word that modifies / adds meaning / describes a verb, an adjective or
another verb.
PRONOUN: A word that substitutes for a noun.
PREPOSITION: A word that shows relationship between its objects and some other
word in the sentence.
CONJUNCTION: A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
INTERJECTION: A word that shows surprise or sudden feeling.
Verb is the pivot of English grammar and
language

Irregular Verb
Auxiliary Regular Verb
E.g., Break,
Main Verb Verb(Helping E.g., Run, cut,
Drink, Go, Love,
verb) shut, put,…
…

Helping Verbs-
Modal Auxiliary: Semi-Modals:
Principal Aux: Dynamic vs
E.g., Shall Will, E.g., Need,
E.g., Be, Have, stative verbs
can… dare, used
Do