Parts of Speech

Yee, Sofia B.
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Mrs. Emilene Ragodon
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Noun- it is used to name people, things, animals, places and events.

Types of Nouns
 Proper Nouns- is a name that identifies a particular person,
place or thing.
Examples:
Baguio City is a famous tourist spot.
Michael is a hardworking artist.
Koalas are very cute.
 Common Nouns- is a noun that refers to people, place or thing
in general.
Examples:
A doctor went to rescue the victims.
The man is standing beside his car.
A truck was used to carry all our items.
 Plural Nouns- is a noun that indicates that there is more than
one person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Examples:
The dogs are howling.
We keep the knives at a high place.
The women enjoyed the outing.
 Common Nouns- is a noun that indicates only one person,
animal, place, thing, or idea.
Examples:
The cat is hungry.
She played with my toy.
There was a goose near the water.
 Concrete Nouns- is a noun which refers to people and things
that exist physically and can be seen, touched, smelled, heard,
or tasted.
Examples:
That is a tall building.
A bird was flying.
The cake was already eaten.
 Abstract Nouns- is a noun which refers to ideas, qualities, and
conditions-things that cannot be seen or touched.
Examples:
I wish to have a true friendship.
You always have to face the truth.
Happiness does exist.
 Collective Nouns- refer to groups of people or things.
Examples:
I love spending time with my family.
The audience is waiting for the performer.
My team won the game.
 Count Nouns- are nouns that can be counted.
Examples:
The books are on the shelf.
Everybody should arrange the chairs.
Monkeys love to eat bananas.
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 Mass Nouns- are nouns that cannot usually be counted.

Examples:
She has to drink water.
I need air.
The rain won’t stop.
Pronoun- It is a word or a phrase that is used to substitute a noun or
noun phrase to avoid repetition.
Types of Pronouns
 Personal Pronouns- used to represent specific things including
individuals.
Examples:
I am a Grade 10 student.
She is a skillful musician.
He loves writing stories.
 Demonstrative Pronouns- used to demonstrate or indicate.
Examples:
This is the pen I was looking for.
That is my uncle’s farm.
These are the books we used for research.
 Interrogative Pronouns- used in questions.
Examples:
Which movie is your favorite?
Where do you want to go?
What do you want to be in the future?
 Indefinite Pronouns- used for non-specific things.
Examples:
Somebody must stay with the children.
Anyone from the class can join the contest.
Nobody left the house.
 Possessive Pronouns- used to show possession.
Examples:
Have you seen my dog?
Her phone is ringing.
Their house is being renovated.
 Reciprocal Pronouns- used for actions or feelings that are
reciprocated.
Examples:
My parents loves each other.
The tigers started attacking one another.
They gave each other gifts.
 Relative Pronouns- used to add more information to a sentence.
Examples:
The student, who had the best project, is the class president.
He’s the man whose dog is adorable.
Did you receive the email which I delivered today?
 Reflexive Pronouns- ends with …self or …selves and refers to
another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Examples:
The man stabbed himself.
The girl made her bed herself.
Mitchelle finished his project all by himself.
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 Intensive Pronouns- refers back to another noun or pronoun in

the sentence to emphasize it.
Examples:
We ourselves are responsible for our actions.
I myself will always be happy.
Daniel himself cooked breakfast.
Verb- used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
Types of Verbs
 Transitive Verbs- is the verb which takes an object.
Examples:
I’d like to speak with the manager.
They played with their new toys.
Gabriel caught the ball.
 Intransitive Verbs- is a verb which does not take an object.
Examples:
The canteen opens at 8a.m.
The car ran over the puddle.
The sun rises in the east.
 Auxiliary Verbs- helps another verb to form its tense, voice or
mood.
Examples:
He is sorry for his mistake.
I am confident about my work.
The students were writing their assignment.
 Modal Verbs- is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to express
ability, possibility, permission or obligation.
Examples:
You should do your assignment.
May I borrow a spare pen?
My friend can speak different languages.
Adjective- are descriptive words used to modify nouns.
Types of Adjectives
 Descriptive Adjectives- used to describe nouns and pronouns.
Examples:
The adorable koalas are sleeping.
Hungry tigers eat meat.
A talented singer sang at the party last night.
 Quantitative Adjectives- describe the quantity of something.
Examples:
She ate seven apples.
Glyndel bought a dozen of eggs.
He was so hungry that he ate a whole cake.
 Demonstrative Adjectives- describes which noun or pronoun
you’re referring to.
Examples:
This wall is made of wood.
These bicycles are owned by my father.
That woman is my teacher.
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 Possessive Adjectives- describe to whom a thing belongs.

Examples:
My friend is honest.
The teacher borrowed her pen.
Their money was used for the project.
 Interrogative Adjectives- are used to form questions and are
usually followed by a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
What is your favorite song?
Whose book is this?
Which clothes will you wear?
 Distributive Adjectives- describe specific members out of a
group.
Examples:
Each member of the group should participate.
Every group received additional points.
I don’t like any of them.
 Articles- describes the noun that they precede.
Examples:
A blue car passed by.
The apple is rotten.
An octagon has 8 sides.
Adverb- used to describe verbs, adjectives and another adverb.
Types of Adverbs
 Adverb of Time- provides information about when a verb takes
place.
Examples:
I recently bought new supplies.
She did her assignments during the weekends.
My mother always cooks dinner.
 Adverb of Place- illustrate where the verb is happening.
Examples:
He lived here for five years.
Matty is still in bed.
She searched for him everywhere.
 Adverb of Manner- provides information about how a verb is
done.
Examples:
The ballet dancer danced gracefully.
He did his job lazily.
I slowly put down my phone.
 Adverb of Degree- explains the intensity of a verb, adjective, or
even another adverb.
Examples:
I barely touched his drink.
She is extremely happy about the news.
I saw a very cute koala.
 Adverb of Frequency- explains how often the verb occurs.
Examples:
I usually jog every morning.
Chris rarely reads his books.
Andy always eats chicken.
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Preposition- is a word which expresses relationship of a noun or a

pronoun to other words of the sentence.
Types of Prepositions
 Preposition for Time- are used to refer to time in various
aspects.
Examples:
I started studying in 2015.
The party will start at 9p.m.
We are going to see a movie on my birthday.
 Preposition for Place- used for several types of places.
Examples:
We will put all the items in the box.
Everyone should place the food on the table.
I’ll wait for you at the bus stop.
 Preposition for Direction- express the direction of something.
Examples:
We will have to go to the classroom.
The opponent is coming towards him.
She threw the key into the river.
 Preposition for Agent- used to express a causal relationship
between the noun and an action.
Examples:
This book is written by Lang Leav.
He was suspended by the school principal.
She was sent to abroad by her parents
 Preposition for Instrument, Devices, or Machines- are used for
joining nouns to other words in the sentence.
Examples:
He opened the case with a screwdriver.
The roof was fixed with the help of the carpenter.
She went home by a bus.
Conjunction- used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate
words in the same clause.
Types of Conjunctions
 Coordinating Conjunction- joins words, phrases, and clauses
together, which are usually grammatically equal.
Examples:
Mickey and Spongebob are my favorite cartoon characters.
She listened to her teacher, for he was talking about their quiz.
They left early, but they were still late for school.
 Subordinating Conjunction- used in linking two clauses
together.
Examples:
Wash your hands before you eat.
It would be fun if you would come.
I am happy when I’m with you.
 Correlative Conjunction- are pairs of conjunctions which are
used to join equal sentence elements together.
Examples:
I will either fix my bed or do my homework later.
The store sells both school supplies and food.
My mom likes neither roses nor sunflowers.
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Interjection- demonstrates the emotion or feeling of the author.

Types of Interjections
 Interjections for Greeting- used to greet a person.
Examples:
Hello! It’s nice to see you.
Hi! My name is Pia.
Hey! How are you?
 Interjections for Joy- used to express happiness or joy.
Examples:
Hurray! We won the contest!
Wow! That house is so big!
Yahoo! We made it!
 Interjections for Approval- used to express the strong sense of
agreement.
Examples:
Well done! Your answer is correct.
Brilliant! I like your opinion.
Great! Your suggestion is very helpful.
 Interjections for Surprise- used to express an intense sense of
surprise on the happening of something.
Examples:
Oh! What a glorious victory!
Ahh! What have you done?
Eh! You have done a mess!