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    This document provides definitions and examples of various parts of speech in English, including quantifiers, articles, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, and modals. It defines terms like some and a little, demonstrative pronouns like this and that, possessive pronouns like my and your, and interrogative pronouns used to ask questions. Examples are given to illustrate the meaning and use of each part of speech.

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    QUANTIFIERS

    some and a little -with uncountable nouns


    -a little sugar - a little oil - some salad dressing - some tea

    much and a lot of -also with uncountable nouns


    -a lot of salt - a lot of rice - much pepper - much noodles

    ARTICLES
    A (used before consonants) an (used before vowels) the (used on specific person or things)

    an igloo

    the man
    a dog a bowl an orange

    an umbrella a gymnast

    the house the car

    PRONOUNS
    Personal Pronouns I You He She We They Examples
    I keep the receipt in the drawer. You can go to the shop tomorrow. He repairs the car in the porch. She comes late to work every day. We have a wide range of clothes here.

    They always eat dinner together.

    DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
    They are pronouns which indicate, show or point to things. They are also used to refer to a particular person or people. These pronouns consist of: Examples this that these those indicates something within close reach points to something further way show something (in plural) nearby This house is big but cheap. That car is owned by a billionaire. These files must be kept in the cupboard.

    refers to something (in plural) Those children are going to zoo. further away

    POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
    My Your His Her
    Its Our their Examples My cat drinks milk every morning. Your mother called just now. His mobile phone is expensive. Her friend is absent from school today. Its tail is injured badly. Our sister is very tall and slim. Their books have been taken away.

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 1- What is used to ask questions about people, animals and things.
    What is your name? What is the weight of the cat? What is the title of the book?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 2- We used who to ask about people.
    Who likes to eat grapes?

    Who is the monitor?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 3- We use where to ask about places.
    Where is the museum? Where can I get a box of flour?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 4- We use when to ask about date and time.
    When is your birthday? When will the show begin?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 5- We use which to ask questions about objects with one choice or more.
    Which is your house? Which colour do you like?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 6- We use why to ask questions about reasons.
    Why is the sky blue? Why is eating vegetables good for you?

    INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
    We use wh-words to ask questions. 7- We use how to ask questions about ways or manners.
    How do we get from here to the library? How are you doing today?

    CONJUNCTIONS (joining words)


    and or but
    Sheila wanted to enter the contest but her mother said no. *joins two ideas that are different.

    If you go to the You can eat the cake canteen, please buy or the pie. a plate of noodles *to show a choice and a cup of water. between two things. *joins two words, phrases or because so sentences. The dress is Come closer so I can expensive because it see you better. is imported from *shows results. France. *shows reasons

    PREPOSITIONS
    a preposition shows the relationship between one thing and another

    PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATIONS
    Prepositions of location show where a person, animal or object is at. The prepositions of location are : on, above, in front of, between, against, in, under, behind, beside, at. EXAMPLES: Sheila puts the bag on the chair. The girl sits under a shady tree. Samy hung a picture above the There is a cat behind her. window. Puan Asiah sits beside/next to The boy is standing in front of the Encik Mazlan. car. Marina is waiting for her father. Ramly sits between Rani and Ani. Raju puts the ladder against the The spoon is in the glass. wall.

    PREPOSITIONS
    a preposition shows the relationship between one thing and another

    PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
    Prepositions of direction show the movement of someone or something from one place to another. The prepositions of direction are : up, out, down, over, to, from, along, across, around. EXAMPLES:

    The boy is climbing up the tree. The boys walk along the beach. Lily threw the pen out of the window. The dog jumps over the fence. The girls run down the stairs. The boy runs across the road. Lina is going to the library. They walked around the garden.

    ADJECTIVES
    Adjectives are words that describe a noun or a pronoun. It tells us what colour, size or shape the noun is. It is usually before a noun.

    The red dress belong to Anna.


    adjective noun

    The tall giraffe is eating.


    adjective noun

    ADJECTIVES
    Different types of ADJECTIVES colour yellow blue pink purple size big small tall short shape round oval square triangular quality new cheap sad happy

    ADJECTIVES
    Degree of ADJECTIVES

    comparative compares two objects or


    people adjective + er + than
    POSITIVE black bold big

    superlative
    compares three or more
    objects or people adjective + est / most
    COMPARATIVE blacker than bolder than bigger than SUPERLATIVE the blackest the boldest the biggest

    brave
    bright broad

    braver than
    brighter than broader than

    the bravest
    the brightest the broadest

    ADVERBS
    Adverbs shows how a person does something.
    EXAMPLES: How? (Adverbs) Azizah write her essay Azri speaks I read the instructions The baby slept Sheila Majid sings in the book. to the old lady. before answering the questions. soundly last night. gracefully at the concert. neatly softly carefully

    Modals are used with another verb to show possibility, permission or intension.
    MODALS MEANING EXAMPLES

    MODALS

    must
    could

    obligation
    past ability permission possibility insistence

    You must come early. You must not litter around.


    I could never buy the bungalow. Could I sit here? We could go to the cinema this evening. I have to go to the hospital now.

    have to

    might
    should would

    possibility
    obligation likelihood request past activity

    We might borrow his car next week.


    You should leave this room now. He should be entering the office by now. Would you bring the storybook tomorrow? Every afternoon the baby would sleep with her mother.

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