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English GrammarEnglish Grammar

Parts of SpeechParts of Speech

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Eight Parts of SpeechEight Parts of Speech

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives Adverbs

Adverb

s

Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Verbs

Interjections

Interjections

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Word that namesWord that names

A PersonA Person

An IdeaAn Idea

A ThingA Thing

A PlaceA Place

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Kinds of NounsKinds of Nouns

Kinds of NounsKinds of Nouns

Common Nouns boy

girl

Proper Nouns

ohn

!ary

Singular Nouns boy

girl

Plural Nouns

boys

girlsSingular Possessi"e

boy#s

girl#s

Plural Possessi"e

boys#

girls#

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A word that expresses action or

otherwise helps to make astatement

Linking

Linking

be verbs

&

taste

eelsound

look

appear

become

seem

grow

remainsta!

"ubject

"ubject

predicate

predicate

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E"ery sentenceE"ery sentence mustmustha"eha"e

aa

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Kinds of $erbsKinds of $erbs

Action "erbs e%pressAction "erbs e%press

mental or physicalmental or physical

actionaction&&

'in(ing "erbs ma(e a'in(ing "erbs ma(e a

statement bystatement by

connectingconnectingthethesub)ect *ith a *ordsub)ect *ith a *ord

that describes orthat describes or

e%plains it&e%plains it&

#e rodethe horse to

victor!$#e has beensick$

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The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.

It may stand fora person, place, thing, or idea.The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.

It may stand fora person, place, thing, or idea.

Person

alPron

ouns

I,me,m

ine

you,yo

ur,you

rs

she,her

,hers,

it,its

we,us,

our,ou

rs

they,th

em,the

ir,

theirs

myself

yourse

lf

Indefinite Pronounsanybody

each

either

none

someone, one, etc. InterrogativePronounswhowhomwhatwhichwh

ose

Demonstrative Pronouns

this

that

these

those

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%odiies or describes a

noun or pronoun$

Is that a wool sweater

'ust give me ive minutes$

(id !ou lose !our address

book

Answers these )uestions*

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%odiies or describes

a verb+ an adjective+

or another adverb$

%odiies or describes

a verb+ an adjective+

or another adverb$

Answers the )uestions*Answers the )uestions*

#owowe ran )uickl!$#e ran )uickl!$

"he let !esterda!$"he let !esterda!$

,hen&,hen&

,e went there$,e went there$ ,here&,here&

It was too hot-It was too hot- .o what degree or how much.o what degree or how much

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Interrogative

Adverbs

introduce )uestions

#ow did !ou break !our

leg

,hendoes!ourplaneleave&

#ow oten do

!ou run

,here did !ou put the

mouse trap

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Aprepositionintroduces a noun or pronoun

or a phrase or clause unctioning in the sentenceas a noun$ .he word or word group that the

preposition introduces is itsobject$

.he! received a postcard rom /obb! telling

about his trip to 0anada$

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.he prepositionneverstands alone-

prepositio

nno

un

pronoun

object o

preposition

preposition object

can have more than

one object

object can have modiiers

1ou can press those leaves under glass$

#er telegram to Nina and 2alph brought good news$

It happened during the last examination$

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"ome 0ommon Prepositions

aboard

about

aboveacross

ater

against

alongamong

around

at

beore

behind

below

beneathbeside

between

be!ond

b!down

during

except

or

rom

in

intolike

o

o

onover

past

since

through

throughout

to

towardunder

underneath

until

upupon

with

within

without

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.he conjunction

A conjunction isa word that joins wordsor groups o words$

and or

either3or

neither3nor

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.he interjection

is an exclamator! word that expresses

emotionGoodness! What a cute baby!

Wow! Look at thatsunset!

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That#s all for no*& & &That#s all for no*& & &

!ore 'ater!ore 'ater