PRAYER

ATTENDANCE
MOTIVATION
(Madlibs)
It was a _______, adjective
cold November day. I woke up to the
__________
adjective
smell of __________
type of bird
roasting in the
_______________
room in the house downstairs. I ___________ verb (past tense) down the
stairs to see if I could help ___________ verb the dinner. My
mom said, “See if ______________ relative’s name needs a fresh
__________.”
noun So I carried a tray of glasses full of
___________
a liquid into the ___________________ verb ending in -ing room. When I

got there, I couldn’t believe my __________! partThere of the bodywere

(plural)

________________ ___________________pluralon noun the

______________!
verb ending in -ing noun (place)
PARTS OF
SPEECH

Prepared by: Mr. Theody

T. Lobenaria
Why learn parts of speech?
– They are the building blocks of sentences
or English grammar.
– Understanding and applying a process
that involves learning to learn.
– It is a foundation to improve your writing.
Study the sentence first!

Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
8 Parts of Speech
1. Nouns
2. Pronouns
3. Adjectives
4. Verbs
5. Adverbs
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Interjections
Nouns
This part of
speech
pertains to: Examples:
– Person – Mary, girl, neighbor, teacher, pilot, lady, John
– Place – New York, town, city, state, house, school
– Thing/animal – food, fox (animal), meal, ballpoint pen
– Idea – honesty, freedom, kindness, loyalty
 Types of Nouns
Examples:
Can be

Common girl, boy, town, school, subject, state, country,

man, woman
or

Proper* Susan, Thomas, Tonawanda,

St. Amelia School, English, New York, United
States of America, Filipino
* Proper nouns are ALWAYS
CAPITALIZED!
Collective nouns- refer to group of people or things
Ex. Team, choir, army, youth
Compound nouns- refer to two or more nouns combined to form single noun.
Ex. Schoolboy, cheese cake
Concrete noun- refers to people or thing exist physically that can be seen,
touched, heard, or tasted. Ex. Building, bridge, beach, mountain
Abstract noun- noun refers to idea. Things that cannot be seen or touched. Ex.
Time, friendship, love, knowledge
Countable noun- noun that have singular or plural form. These nouns can be
used with a number. Ex. Apples, house, books, bags
Mass noun or uncountable nouns- nouns that can only be used in singular.
They can’t be counted. Ex. Hair, water, sand, information
 Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in meaning
news, measles, mumps, calculus, rickets, billiards, molasses, dizziness, and other –ness
– Certain words ending in -ics are singular when they refer to principles, a system, or a field
of study. In these instances, the noun takes a plural verb. However, when these nouns
refer to individual practice or application or activities, they generally take a plural verb:
statistics, physics, mathematics, electronics, economics, politics, aerodynamics,
mechanics, calisthenics, etc.
Example: SINGULAR: Statistics is a required course for doctoral students.
PLURAL: The statistics on child abuse are alarming.
Certain nouns with plural forms and no singular counterpart are nearly always used with
plural verbs: riches, grits, eyeglasses, manners, wages, pliers, whereabouts, jeans,
binoculars, tweezers, people, scissors, tidings, trousers, minutes, tights, clothes.
EXAMPLE:
The scissors are lying on the table.
Membership dues are $100.00 a year.
Study the sentence first

Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Noun

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Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Pronouns
Take the place of a noun – acts as its substitute.
Ex. I, you, he, she, it, him, her, me, us, them, this, those, that, their
The noun being substituted by the pronoun is its ANTECEDENT.
(prefix “ante” means “before”; therefore, most antecedents come
before their pronouns.)

Examples:
1. Susan said that she was sorry.
2. Thomas claimed the pencil belonged to him. Later he
realized that it belonged to Mark.
TYPES OF
Noun Pronoun

Study the sentence first.

Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Verbs
3 types of verbs: – The final verb in a sentence is the
– Action (a.k.a. Main Verb) main verb (action or linking).
– Linking (a.k.a. Main Verb)
– Helping (introduces the main verb) – Verbs that introduce the main
verb are the helping verbs.

1. I baked a cake. ACTION VERB

2. The cake was delicious. LINKING VERB
3. I did bake a delicious cake. 1 HELPING VERB + ACTION VERB
4. I should have been on time. 2 HELPING VERBS + LINKING VERB
5. I should have been eating by now. 3 HELPING VERBS + ACTION VERB
Noun Pronoun Verb

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Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Adjectives Examples:

– Describe or modify only nouns. 1. A big, red dump truck hit a parked little
car and the worried driver ran to the other
– Describe or modify side of the busy street.
only nouns.
– Answer questions, 2. The three tired teens tried to eat a large pie at
“what kind?” or two pizza parlors.
– How many teens? three
“how many?” – What kind of teens? tired

– Ex: old man – What kind of pie? large

– How many parlors? two
– What kind of parlors? pizza
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective

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Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Adverbs
– Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
– Describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
– Answer the adverb questions: How? When? Where?
Why? Under what conditions?
Example
1. She quickly ran to her extremely tired friend and gave him a
very big hug.
My daddy picked the flowers.
MANNER- tells us how a certain thing is done.
Ex. She danced gracefully, my teacher checks the attendance regularly.
DEGREE- tells about the intensity of the action and of the characteristics.
Ex: He is fully prepared, snakes are very dangerous.
PROBABILITY- tells the amount of chance or likelihood that something might happen.
Ex: We will certainly win the game, he is likely to have an asthma
TIME- tells us when something happen
Ex: yesterday, tomorrow, today, the next day, later, since, for a year Never-0%
FREQUENCY- tells us how often a certain action is done. Hardly ever-5%
Seldom-10%
Ex: always, never, sometimes, hardly, seldom Occassionally-30%
Sometimes-50%
Often-70%
Normally-80%
Usually-90%
Always-100%
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb

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Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Conjunctions
– Words which “hook” words, phrases,
sentences, or clauses
Memory clue: FAN BOYS. Example:
For But She and I left, but they stayed,
And Or for Joe or Ted was coming on
Nor Yet the bus, yet not on time.
So
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction

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Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
Prepositions
– A word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word
or words in the sentence.
Example: at, on, in, from, wait, near, between, under

– Specialized words to start prepositional phrases.

– A prepositional phrase is a group of words describing things which
starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Example:
1. The man on the bus with a hat on his head looked at me and turned
toward the window.
 in, on, at
On- is used if things are attached on the surface, if you can stand in vehicles
Ex: on the table, on your shirt, on your skin, on your paper, on a yacht, on a ship
ride on the train, on a plane
On- for specific days, dates and holidays. Ex: on Monday, on weekends, on January 22, on Christmas
In- is used if there is boundary or enclosed space.
Ex. In the box, in your notebook, in the case, in the car, in the school, in the building, in a jeepney, in a boat
in- is used in areas, regions, countries and cities
Ex: in the Philippines, in Cagayan, in Pasig City, in USA, in Metro Manila
In- for time
Ex: in December, in 2008, in the afternoon,
At- specific places, such as businesses, events, shops, mall, and public places where you wait for transport
Ex. At the SM mall, at Lisa’s party, at the restaurant, at the wedding, at the train station, at the bus stop, at the airport,
at the zoo, at the hospital
At- for times of the day and exact address. Ex: at 6:00 pm, at midnight, at night, at 1234 Street Santa Barbara, Marilao,
Bulacan
– How many words can you
relate to the mountain?
– up the mountain
– down the mountain
– around the mountain
– through the mountain
– over the mountain
– behind the mountain
Interjections
– Interjections typically – Some interjections are
indicate strong feelings followed by commas, and
or excitement.
indicate a mild feeling
instead or a strong one.
– Wow! We won!
– Ouch! That pan is hot!
– Well, I better get started.
– Yes! I got an A!
– Oh, how I dread Mondays.
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction Preposition Interjection

Study the sentence first.

Wow! Gabriel really loves

eating spicy foods and juicy
apples for his breakfast.
For your seat work!

Wow! The old, tired man was

sitting under a tree and
patiently waiting for his son
to arrive.