The 8 Parts of Speech in English Grammar (+ Free PDF & Quiz)
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Parts of Speech in English
- Every word in spoken English has a role within a sentence.
- There are eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- Nouns are words that name people, places, things, ideas, etc.
- Pronouns are used instead of nouns to avoid repetition.
- Personal pronouns include words like I, me, you, he, she, etc.
- Demonstrative pronouns include words like this, that, these, those.
- Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific things.
- Interrogative pronouns are used in questions.
- Progressive pronouns show possession.
- Reflexive and intensive pronouns emphasize the subject.
Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Verbs, and Modal Verbs
- Adjectives describe nouns and can come before or after the noun.
- Adjectives have a specific order when multiple adjectives are used: opinion, size, physical quality, shape, age, color, origin, material, type, and purpose.
- Verbs describe actions and can be dynamic (literal actions) or stative (feelings and states).
- Auxiliary verbs, such as be, have, and do, are used to change mood, voice, or tense.
- Modal verbs, like may, might, must, can, could, should, shall, would, will, and ought, are added to another verb to show capability, possibility, or necessity.
- Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and a preposition or adverb and have a unique meaning.
Parts of Speech in English Grammar
- Phrasal verbs are frustrating for some, but enjoyable to teach.
- Adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, adverbs, or sentences.
- Prepositions indicate the relationship between words in a sentence.
- Ending a sentence with a preposition is not always incorrect.
- Conjunctions connect clauses, sentences, or words together.
- Coordinating conjunctions include FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
- Correlative conjunctions work together in pairs.
- Subordinating conjunctions join dependent and independent clauses.
- Articles are an important part of speech.
Parts of Speech and Articles Lesson Summary
- The definite article "the" is used to refer to a specific noun.
- The indefinite articles "a" or "an" are used to refer to a general noun.
- "A" is used before a noun that starts with a consonant sound, and "an" is used before a noun that starts with a vowel sound.
- The definite article implies a specific object or idea, while the indefinite article implies a general object or idea.
Parts of Speech in Spoken English
- There are eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- Nouns name people, places, things, ideas, etc.
- Pronouns are used to avoid repetition of nouns.
- Adjectives describe nouns and have a specific order when multiple adjectives are used.
- Verbs describe actions and can be dynamic or stative.
- Auxiliary verbs and modal verbs are used to change mood, voice, or tense.
- Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and a preposition or adverb.
- Adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, adverbs, or sentences.