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English Grammar PARTS OF SPEECH Presented by: Pir Suhail Ahmed Adapted by: Mrs. Yancey EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH Nouns Interjections Pronouns Conjunctions A word that names A Person A Thing A Place An Idea KINDS OF NOUNS Common Nouns boy girl Singular Nouns boy Girl Singular Possessive boy’s girl’s Proper Nouns Ali Italy Plural Nouns boys girls Plural Possessive boys’ girls’ KINDS OF NOUNS Concrete Nouns guitar house smoke Collective Nouns family Audience team Abstract Nouns happiness humor bravery Pronoun The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. The word it stands for is the antecedent. Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose Indefinite Pronouns anybody, one, each, either, none, someone Personal / Possessive Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we, us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself, yourself Verb A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement. Every sentence must have a verb. Subject Verb Predicate KINDS OF VERBS Action verbs express mental or physical action. He rode the horse to victory. Transitive verbs are action verbs that are followed by words that answer the question what? or whom? Cats see their prey in the dark. Intransitive verbs are action verbs that is not followed by words that answer the questions what? or whom? Cats see well. KINDS OF VERBS Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. Common Linking Verbs: am, is, are, was, were, seem, be Other Linking Verbs: look, remain, seem, become, stay, grow, appear, sound, taste, smell, feel He has been sick. KINDS OF VERBS Verb Phrases are verbs that consist of more than one word. Helping verbs are words that assist the main verb. Common Helping Verbs: am, is, are, was, were, Seem, be, has, have, had, can, could, do, does, did, may, might, must, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would Adjective Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose your Is that a Just give me book? sweater? minutes. Adverb Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers these questions: He ran . She left We went It was . . hot! Preposition Introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object. COMMON PREPOSITIONS aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without Conjunction A word that joins words or groups of words. either/or so Interjection An exclamatory word that expresses emotion. THANK YOU For a copy of this presentation, e-mail