The document provides a list of the 8 main parts of speech in English grammar: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It defines each part of speech and provides examples. The document then provides 10 sentences and asks to identify the underlined words according to their part of speech.
The document provides a list of the 8 main parts of speech in English grammar: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It defines each part of speech and provides examples. The document then provides 10 sentences and asks to identify the underlined words according to their part of speech.
The document provides a list of the 8 main parts of speech in English grammar: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It defines each part of speech and provides examples. The document then provides 10 sentences and asks to identify the underlined words according to their part of speech.
The document provides a list of the 8 main parts of speech in English grammar: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It defines each part of speech and provides examples. The document then provides 10 sentences and asks to identify the underlined words according to their part of speech.
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Parts of speech - A list of parts of speech in English grammar includes the following:
1. Verb
A verb is used to show an action or a state of being
go, write, exist, be
2. Noun
A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events, ideas and feelings. A noun functions as a subject or object of a verb and can be modified by an adjective.
John, lion, table, freedom, love...
3. Adjective
Adjectives are used to describe or specify a noun or pronoun
good, beautiful, nice, my ...
4. Adverb
An adverb is used to modify a verb, adjective and other adverbs.
completely, never, there ...
5. Pronoun
A pronoun is used in the place of a noun or phrase.
I, you, he, she, it...
6. Preposition
Prepositions are used before nouns to form a phrase that shows where, when, how and why
in, above, to, for, at ...
7. Conjunction
Conjunctions join clauses or sentences or words
and, but, when ...
8. Interjection
Interjections are used to show surprise or emotion.
oh!, Good Lord
Examples of parts of speech
My (adjective) friend (noun) speaks (verb) English (noun) fluently (adverb).
Principio del formulario
Decide which parts of speech are the underlined words
1. You have to believe in yourself if you ever expect to be successful at
something. 2. We left for the mountain just before six in the morning. 3. We first went to the store to buy a few things. 4. We had a breakfast at a café near the rail station. 5. My friend wasn't strong enough to lift is heavy rucksack.
6. I helped him carry it.
7. The weather was very cold. 8. My friend said, "Oh! What a cold weather!" 9. We didn't spend the night there. 10. We got back home late at night but we didn't go to sleep immediately. Wewereveryhungry.
