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Noun
Pronoun
Interjection
Preposition
Part of
Speech
Verb
Adjective
Conjunction
Adverb
Other examples:
1. Amy has just bought a book. (Noun)
Do you want to book your flight ticket? (Verb)
2. We are swimming in the lake. (verb)
Swimming is a good hobby. (Noun)
3.
1. Noun
Functions : to name a person, animal,
place,
thing, idea or concept,
emotion
and time
Person
~ doctor, smuggler,
employer
Animal
~ whale, elephant, horse
Place
~ path, beach, jungle
Thing
~ flag, clock, flower
Idea / concept ~ democracy, universe
Compound nouns
Compound Noun
Example:
key
+
board
keyboard
Other examples:
swimming + pool = swimming pool
ball + room = ballroom
brother + in + law = brother-in-law
Collective Nouns
Used to name a number of people,
things or animal as a whole.
Ex: a) People -
Collective Nouns
Ex: b) Things -
a _____________ of
pictures
a ____________ of
beads
Collective Nouns
Ex: c) Animals -
a _____________ of
chickens
a ____________ of
bees
People
a) a class of: pupils, students
b) a company of: actors, soldiers
c) a galaxy of: beautiful girls, film stars
d) a gang of: prisoners, robbers, thieves
Things
a) an album of: photographs, stamps
b) a book of: exercises, notes
c) a bunch of: flowers, bananas, keys
d) a bundle of: old clothes, firewood, hay
Animals
a) a cloud of: fish, insects, flies,
locusts
b) a flock of: birds, geese, sheep
c) a litter of: puppies, kittens, piglets
d) a nest of: mice, ants, rabbits
e) a herd of: deer, elephants, goats
2. Pronoun
What is
Subject
The person or thing which
performing the verb/action.
Example: He complained about his
new job.
He = Pronoun as subject.
What is
Subject complements
A noun / adjective / pronoun that follows a linking
verb.
Example 1: It was he who won the match last night.
It = subject; was = linking verb;
he = pronoun as subject complement.
Example 2: Remember the amazing guitarist I
What is
Object
A noun/pronoun that is being acted on
by a verb/preposition.
Example: Please pass it to her.
it = direct object
her = indirect object
Direct object receives direct action from
the subject.
Indirect object receives secondary action
from the subject.
2.
1.
2.
Answer:
Elsiegave
Mrs.Andersonwrote
indirectobject
herson
Dave
directobject
acar.
aletter.
2.
1.
2.
Answer:
Elsiegave
Mrs.Andersonsent
directobject
acar
aletter
indirectobject
toherson.
toDave.
What is
2. Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Number
singular
Person
Gender
Subject
Object
1st
male/femal
e
me
2nd
male/femal
e
you
you
male
he
him
female
she
her
neutral
it
it
1st
male/femal
e
we
us
2nd
male/femal
e
you
you
3rd
male/femal
e/neutral
they
them
3rd
plural
Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun represents a thing
or things:
near in distance or time ( this, these)
far in distance or time ( that, those)
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
person
subject
object
who
whom
thing
what
person/thin
g
which
person
whose
(possessive
)
Interrogative Pronouns
Who, Whom or Whose?
1.
2.
3.
Interrogative Pronouns:
Who, Whom, Whose
Examples:
1)
Who invites you to the party?
2)
Whom did he invite to his party?
3)
Whose camera is this?
Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Who, Whom, Whose, Which,
That
Relative Pronouns
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reflexive Pronouns
We use the reflexive pronouns to indicate that
the person who realizes the action of the verb is
the same person who receives the action.
Singular
Subject
I
You
He
She
It
Reflexive
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
Plural
We
You
They
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
Indefinite Pronouns
3. Verb
Auxiliary Verb
Present tense
Past tense form
form
Examples:
am/is/are
was/were
1. She is talking to her best friend. (aux)
2. We were making apple pie. (aux)
3. She is very hardworking. (main)
4. We were residents here. (main)
Auxiliary Verb
To have:
Present tense
Has / have
Past tense
had
Past participle
had
Examples:
1. She has spoken to her brother regarding this.
(aux)
2. I had waited for 6 hours. (aux)
3. She has a brother who is a doctor. (main)
4. I had a dream last night. (main)
Auxiliary Verb
To do:
Present tense
do / does
Past tense
did
Past participle
done
Examples:
1. She does realize her mistake. (aux)
2. I did make that careless error. (aux)
3. She does her homework. (main)
4. I did my job well. (main)
Subject
Modal
auxiliary
verb
Primary
auxiliary
verb(s)
Main verb
Object
Sarah
can
sing
opera
You
should
have been
watching
the baby
State-of-being verbs
Action Verbs
Action Verbs
Example 1:
In the library and at church, Michele
giggles inappropriately.
Giggling is something that Michele can do.
Example 2:
Carlos watched pretty women in skimpy
bikinis parading on the beach.
Watching is something that Carlos can do.
4. Adjective
Functions : to modify a noun or a pronoun by
describing, identifying, or quantifying words.
In
other words, adjective tells us more about a
noun.
Examples: big, heavy, wonderful, sad,
delicious,
foolish, expensive, imported
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
number
person
possessive
adjective
1st
my
2nd
your
This is my book.
I like your hair.
his
her
its
1st
our
2nd
your
3rd
their
whose
singular
3rd
plural
example sentence
singular/ 1st/2nd/3r
plural
d
Demonstrative Adjectives
Interrogative Adjectives
Indefinite Adjectives
Indefinite Adjectives
Examples:
1(a) There are several in the safe room.
(indefinite pronoun)
1(b) There are several people in the safe
room. (indefinite adjective)
2(a) I have seen some in the cupboard.
(indefinite pronoun)
2(b) I have seen some cartridges in the
cupboard. (indefinite adjective)
Comparatives
Superlatives
Exercise: