Parts of speech

Parts of speech are the categories of words based on their function in a sentence. 1?? Noun ? What is a noun? A noun is the name of a: Person Place Thing Idea ? Examples: Person: teacher, John Place: Nigeria, school Thing: phone, table Idea: love, freedom, success ? Types of nouns: Common noun – city, girl Proper noun – Lagos, Mary Concrete noun – chair (you can see it) Abstract noun – happiness (you cannot see it) Countable noun – book/books Uncountable noun – water, advice 2?? Pronoun ? What is a pronoun? A pronoun replaces a noun. ? Examples: John is tired. ? He is tired. The students finished their work. ? Types: Personal: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Possessive: mine, yours, theirs Reflexive: myself, herself Demonstrative: this, that, these, those Relative: who, which, that 3?? Verb ? What is a verb? A verb shows: Action State Condition ? Examples: Action: run, eat, write State: be, seem Condition: have, own ? Types: Main verbs: speak, drive Auxiliary verbs: be, have, do Modal verbs: can, should, must 4?? Adjective ? What is an adjective? An adjective describes a noun. ? Examples: A beautiful house A difficult exam Three large boxes ? It answers: What kind? Which one? How many? 5?? Adverb ? What is an adverb? An adverb describes: A verb An adjective Another adverb ? Examples: She runs quickly. It is very expensive. He speaks extremely clearly. ? Many adverbs end in -ly, but not all. 6?? Preposition ? What is a preposition? A preposition shows: Position Time Direction Relationship ? Examples: The book is on the table. We met in July. She walked into the room. Common prepositions: in, on, at, for, of, to, with, by, from 7?? Conjunction ? What is a conjunction? A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses. ? Coordinating conjunctions: and but or so yet for nor Example: I wanted to go, but I was tired. ? Subordinating conjunctions: because although while if when Example: I stayed home because it was raining. 8?? Interjection ? What is an interjection? An interjection shows strong emotion. ? Examples: Wow! Oh no! Ouch! Amazing! They are often followed by an exclamation mark.