PARTS OF SPEECH

Lecturer: Anna Ropitasari, M. Pd

 NOUNS

- Definition: A word or word group that is used to name a

person, place, thing, or an idea.

-Examples: Mrs. Pruett, Texas, suitcase, and freedom.

 Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

Common Noun:
-Definition: A common noun names any one of a group or persons,
places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized.

-Examples: Book, school, marker, computer, phone, and backpack.

Proper Noun:
-Definition: A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or
idea, and is capitalized.

-Examples: Holt Handbook, Nesbitt Discovery Academy, Mac computer,

IPhone, and Jansport backpack.
 PRACTICE!!

 Find the nouns in the following sentence:

(Remember!... A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea)

1. Mark and Jenifer have a son.

2. The man in the mirror was no one but himself.
3. A students buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term.
4. Karen always tells the truth.
5. I was dinner at Japanese Restaurant yesterday.

*Your turn: Write 2 sentences and identify the nouns in your

sentences.
 PRONOUNS

- Definition: A word that is used in place of one or more nouns or

pronouns.

-Examples: I, they, your, our, she, we, them, he, us, him, his, their,
them, and its.

He is playing
with the train.

They are playing all Is she sleeping in her bed?

together.
 PERSONAL PRONOUN

-Definition: A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking is first

person, the one spoken to second person, or the one being spoken
to third person.

-First Person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our.

-Second person: you, yours, your.
-Third person: He, him his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their,
theirs. Look, I am good
at reading!

You click the

They are playing
icon to open
jump rope.
the game.
 DEMONSTRATIVE AND
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
-Demonstrative Pronouns:
-Definition: A demonstrative pronoun is used to point our
a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
-Examples: This, That, These, Those.
I think this is
good enough.

-Interrogative Pronouns:
-Definition: An interrogative pronoun introduces a
question.
-Examples: Who, whom, which, what, whose.
Hmmm, who is in
my class?
 PRACTICE!!

 Identify the pronouns in the following sentences :

1. They have never been so happy.

2. It was a really good day today.
3. She was upset with herself for failing it.
4. You and I should take a walk.
5. The candy is neither yours nor mine.

Your turn! Write 2 sentences and identify the pronouns in the

sentences.
 ADJECTIVE

-Definition: A word that is used to modify a noun or a pronoun.

Green Die. Transparent Old Man

ghost Haunted House
 DESCRIPTIVE AND LIMITING
ADJECTIVES
-Descriptive Adjective : Describe the nooun
-Examples:

-red house, tall man, large hut

-Limiting Adjectives : Limits or specific the noun

-Examples :

-High school student, two teams, every employee

 PRACTICE

Identify the following adjectives and tell if they

are limiting or descriptive:

1. There are many good students in high school.

2. She was grateful for the interview.
3. I am a very intelligent person.
4. The basketball team was very adept in knowing
the difficult plays.
5. The bluish-green sky was a beautiful sight to see.
 VERB

-Definition: A verb that is used to express action or a state of

being.
-Example: Texting, jumping, push, doing.

Mom helps
Jack do his
homework.

She is
exercising. The boys get
on the bus.
 HELPING/LINKING VERBS
-Definition: Helping Verbs help the main verb express action or
a state of being.
-Examples: can, do, has, might, should, and could.

Hey! You should put the toys

in the box.

Please, can you

cut the cake
now?
 ADVERB

- Definition: A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb.

-Examples: There, up, here, down, tomorrow, weekly, later, and
early. (Think –ly too.)

The girl is going

to ride her bike
up the street.

It is going to rain
tomorrow and
weekly from now
on.
 PREPOSITION

-Definition: A word that shows the relationship of a noun or a

pronoun to another word.
-Examples: Aboard, below, from, since, about, beneath,
throughout, concerning, past, and without.

They are aboard the

This guy train.
is from
history.
 CONJUNCTION

-Definition: A word that joins word or words groups.

Decide whether to stay or go.

Coordinating Conjunctions:
-Examples: And, but, or nor, for yet so.
-Examples: You are supposed to walk on the street or the sidewalk.
Correlative Conjunctions:
-Examples: Both…and, Not only…but also, Whether…or.
-Example: Both Jim and Roberto were standing outside.
 PRACTICE

 Identify the conjunctions in the following sentences; then,

tell what type of conj. they are.

1. Ashton and I will go out tonight.

2. After the movie, let’s go out to eat.
3. Neither Sam nor Vinny ate lunch.
4. My true passion in life is writing, and I hope to get published
soon.
5. Susan makes good grades because she studies every night.
6. Either you will put forth effort in your classes or you will not
do your best.
 INTERJECTION

-Definition: A word that expresses emotion.

-Definition: An interjection has no grammatical relation to the rest

of the sentence.

-Examples: Crap! Wow! Yuck! Yippee! Uh-oh! Well!

WEEE! I’m YUCK! This

Swinging! is nasty!

OWW! This Hurts.

THANK YOU