The 8 Parts of Speech
The 8 Parts of Speech
The 8 Parts of Speech
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THE 8 PARTS
OF SPEECH
GRAMMAR LESSON & QUIZ
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1 Nouns
These are the bread and butter of our speech. It’s funny
because ‘bread’ and ‘butter’ are both nouns!
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2 Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun
phrase. You use them when the reader or listener knows which
specific noun you’re referring to. If I tell a story about my fiancé
William, it will get so boring and repetitive if I keep saying
William over and over again! Look at this example WITHOUT
pronouns:
Personal pronouns
I her we
me he why
you him them
she us
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Demonstrative pronouns
that
this
these
those
one anybody
other nobody
everybody
Interrogative pronouns
who
what
which
whose
Progressive pronouns
my
your
their
whose
myself
yourself
themselves
Relative pronouns
whom
what
which
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3 Adjectives
Adjectives are the words that describe nouns. An adjective can
go right before the noun it’s describing (I have an orange cat),
but it doesn’t have to (my cat is orange).
Adjective order:
Opinion
ugly, beautiful
Size
big, small
Physical quality
neat, rough
Shape
round, square
Age
old, new
Colour
pink, orange
Origin
Egyptian, Japanese
Material
plastic, leather
Type
unisex, three-legged
Purpose
cooking, sewing
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4 Verbs
Listen to me! Write what you hear! Learn to speak!
These were all amazing examples of verbs. Verbs are words that
describe actions.
be
have
do
may should
might shall
must would
can will
could ought
I should also mention phrasal verbs! These are phrases that act
as a single verb, usually consisting of a verb and a preposition.
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5 Adverbs
An adverb is a word that describes an adjective, a verb, or
another adverb, or even a sentence.
6 Prepositions
A preposition is a word that tells you when or where something
is in relation to something else.
7 Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that is used to connect clauses,
sentences, or words together.
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either and or
neither and nor
because as while/whilst
since although whereas
though
An example:
8 Articles
Finally, we have the articles! The definite article is the word
'the'. It limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. For
example:
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4 Activity
Identify the words in bold!
7. I rang their mobile and her home phone but nobody answered.
a) adjective
b) conjunction
c) preposition
8. I think you should tell her the news after you see her.
a) pronoun
b) preposition
c) verb
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