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The document summarizes the 8 parts of speech: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It provides examples and definitions of each part of speech.

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Parts of Speech Table

The document summarizes the 8 parts of speech: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It provides examples and definitions of each part of speech.

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Parts of Speech Table

This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech*. You can find more detail if you click on each part of
speech.
part of function or example words example sentences
speech "job"

Verb action or (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, EnglishClub.com is a web
state can, must site. I
like EnglishClub.com.

Noun thing or pen, dog, work, music, town, This is my dog. He lives
person London, teacher, John in my house. We live
in London.

Adjective describes a a/an, the, 2, some, good, big, red, I have two dogs. My dogs
noun well, interesting are big. I like big dogs.

Adverb(kt describes a quickly, silently, well, badly, very, My dog eats quickly.


ket) verb, really When he is very hungry,
Adv of time adjective or he eats really quickly.
Adv of place adverb
Adv of
manner

Pronoun replaces a I, you, he, she, Tara is Indian. She is


(kt ganti) noun some,it,they,that,her,his,us,me,him,w beautiful.
e,
them etc

Preposition links a noun to, at, after, on, but, by, after, before, We
(kt depan) to another under, between, near, across, went to school on Monda
word behind,beside,infront of,among y.

Conjunctio joins and, but, I like dogs and I like cats.


n clauses or when,moreover,then,next,finally etc I like cats and dogs. I like
sentences or dogs but I don't like cats.
words

Interjection short oh!, ouch!, hi!, well Ouch! That hurts! Hi!


exclamation How are you? Well, I
, sometimes don't know.
inserted into
a sentence
Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word that connect other words or groups of words.

- Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions which connect two equal parts of a sentence.
The most common ones are and, or, but, and so which are used in the following ways:
and is used to join or add words together in the sentence, e.g They ate and drank.
or is used to show choice or possibilities as in the sentence, e.g He will be here on
Monday or Tuesday.
but is used to show opposite or conflicting ideas as in the sentence, e.g She is small but
strong.
so is used to show result as in the sentence I was tired so I went to sleep.
- Subordinating conjunctions connect two parts of a sentence that are not equal and will be
discussed more in another class.
Examples: after, although, as, because, before, if, since, than, unless, until, when, while.
- Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together.
Examples: both ... and, either... or, neither... nor, not only... but also.
Interjections

The table below shows some interjections with examples.


interjectio meaning example
n
ah expressing pleasure "Ah, that feels good."
expressing realization "Ah, now I understand."
expressing resignation "Ah well, it can't be heped."
expressing surprise "Ah! I've won!"
alas expressing grief or pity "Alas, she's dead now."
dear expressing pity "Oh dear! Does it hurt?"
expressing surprise "Dear me! That's a surprise!"
eh asking for repetition "It's hot today." "Eh?" "I said it's hot
today."
expressing enquiry "What do you think of that, eh?"
expressing surprise "Eh! Really?"
inviting agreement "Let's go, eh?"
er expressing hesitation "Lima is the capital of...er...Peru."
hello, hullo expressing greeting "Hello John. How are you today?"
expressing surprise "Hello! My car's gone!"
hey calling attention "Hey! look at that!"
expressing surprise, joy etc "Hey! What a good idea!"
hi expressing greeting "Hi! What's new?"
hmm expressing hesitation, doubt or "Hmm. I'm not so sure."
disagreement
oh, o expressing surprise "Oh! You're here!"
expressing pain "Oh! I've got a toothache."
expressing pleading "Oh, please say 'yes'!"
ouch expressing pain "Ouch! That hurts!"
uh expressing hesitation "Uh...I don't know the answer to that."
uh-huh expressing agreement "Shall we go?" "Uh-huh."

* Some grammar sources categorize English into 9 or 10 parts of speech. At EnglishClub.com,


we use the traditional categorization of 8 parts of speech. Examples of other categorizations are:

1. Verbs may be treated as two different parts of speech:


o Lexical Verbs (work, like, run)
o Auxiliary Verbs (be, have, must)
2. Determiners may be treated as a separate part of speech, instead of being categorized
under Adjectives
Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word in each of the following sentences:

1. The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.


1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

3. Yikes! I’m late for class.


1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

4. Bruno’s shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out
into traffic.
5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his
verandah.
6. Later that summer, she asked herself, “What was I thinking of?”
7. She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
8. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous left over frightened her.
9. Everywhere she went, she talked about the prolific veggies.
10. The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors.
11. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster.
12. Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of panty-
house.
13. That suitcase is hers.
14. Everyone in the room cheered the announcement was made.
15. The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip.
16. Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
17. Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
18. The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was home.
19. They wondered if there truly was honor among thieves.
20. Exciting new product and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company’s
success.

Find out the preposition


1. Can I have a cup of Green Tea Latte?
2. We met at campus library
3. I’ve known her for twenty years
4. We’re from Canberra
5. It’s quarter to ten

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