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Part of The Speech

Part of speech refers to the grammatical category of a word, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc. There are typically eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Understanding parts of speech helps determine how words function in sentences and enables constructing grammatically correct sentences.

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Part of The Speech

Part of speech refers to the grammatical category of a word, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc. There are typically eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Understanding parts of speech helps determine how words function in sentences and enables constructing grammatically correct sentences.

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PART OF THE SPEECH

What is PART OF THE SPEECH?


A part of speech is a particular
grammatical class of word, for example
noun, adjective, or verb.
(michelle)

What is the function of Part of the


Speech?
Jemima
The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as
grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one
part of speech when used in different circumstances.
Mean
The meaning of a book

i’m going to write the date = N,O


i’m going to date=V

CAN
You can explain with any data you have
found. (can=modal, ability)
I’d like to buy a can of coke to celebrate
your birthday. (can= noun, object)

(The Eight Parts of Speech - TIP Sheets - Butte College)

(zhen zhen)
Part of the Speech helps you determine
how words function in a sentence and
ultimately, enable you to construct
grammatically correct sentences.

(michelle)
For is usually a preposition and
sometimes a conjunction.

For: purpose

We use for to talk about a purpose or a


reason for something:

example:
She leaves on Friday for a 15-day
cruise around the Mediterranean.

can be conjuction & preposition?

How many types of part of the speech


and what are they?
(valerie)

1. Nouns
nouns are the names of people, places, and things.

2. Verbs
Verbs express action or a state of being. They're what you (or any nouns) do.

3.Adjectives
Adjectives modify or describe a noun. They typically come before the noun they
describe.
I am a student.
N

4. Pronouns
Pronouns replace nouns to simplify speech and
writing. They function as subjects and objects in
sentences, just like nouns.
5. Adverbs
Adverbs modify or describe a verb, adjective, or
another adverb. They provide information about an
action’s time, place, manner, frequency, or degree.
6. Conjunctions
Conjunctions connect parts of a sentence. They can join words, phrases, or clauses
to add more information to a sentence.

7. Prepositions
Prepositions show relationships between nouns in a sentence. They show the
location of a noun relative to another noun or pronoun

8. Interjections
Interjections interrupt sentences to show emotions.

(Jason)
1. Noun
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
man... house... happiness

2. Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
She... we... they... it

3. Verb
A verb expresses action or being.
jump... is... write... become

4. Adjective
An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
pretty... old... blue... smart

5. Adverb
An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
gently... extremely... carefully... well

6. Preposition
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another
word in the sentence.
by... with.... about... until

7. Conjunction
A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.
and... but... or... while... because

8. Interjection
An interjection is a word used to express emotion.
Oh!... Wow!... Oops!

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