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Part of Speech

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Part of speech

NOUN

● A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

● A noun is subject or object. Nouns are often used with an article


(the, a, an), but not always.
● Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do
not
● This is my dog. He lives in my house. We live
in London.
PRONOUN

● A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.


● A pronoun stands for a noun. Replace a noun
● Tara is Indian. She is beautiful.
. VERB

● A verb expresses action or being.


● A Verb provides a great deal information. It tells the
tense, voice

● Auxiliary or helping verbs

● EnglishClub is a website. I like EnglishClub


ADJECTIVE

● An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.


● It usually placed right before the noun; or
● It may go after a be verb

● My dogs are big. I like big dogs


ADVERB

● An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another


adverb but never a noun.
● It usually answers the questions of when, where, how, why, under what
conditions, or to what degree.

● My dog eats quickly


PREPOSITION

● A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun


● Indicate Direction or preposition
● Therefore a preposition is always part of a prepositional
phrase. The prepositional phrase almost always functions as an
adjective or as an adverb.

● We went to school on Monday


CONJUNCTION

● A conjunction joins words, phrases, or


clauses.
● A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses,
and indicates the relationship between the
elements joined.

● I like cats but I don't like dogs.


INTERJECTION

● An interjection is a word used to express emotion.

● Oh!... Wow!... Oops!

● It is often followed by an exclamation point.

● Hi! How are you?


PRACTICE
● 1. I have been to Japan three times
● 2. The hungry soldier ate four slices of pizza
● 3. Wine is more expensive than beer
● 4. Mark talk to them about the homework
● 5. Natalia works in the morning
● 6. I put the book on the table.
● 7. I don’t like Harry. He is arrogant.
● 8. Had you seen the picture before
● 9. We have to count on ourselves if we want to win the game
● 10. My sister wasn’t weak to lift her heavy backpack
Thank you

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