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    English Grammar

    Parts of Speech

    © Capital Community College


    Eight Parts of Speech

    Nouns

    Interjections

    Adjectives

    Conjunctions
    Word that names

    A Person

    A Place

     A Thing

     An Idea
    Kinds of Nouns

    Common Nouns Proper Nouns


    boy John
    girl
    Mary
    Singular Nouns Plural Nouns
    boy boys
    girl
    girls
    Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
    boy’s boys’
    girl’s girls’
    A word that expresses action or
    otherwise helps to make a
    statement “be” verbs
    &
    taste
    feel
    sound
    look
    appear
    become
    seem
    grow
    remain
    stay
    Every sentence must have

    a
    © Capital Community College
    Kinds of Verbs
     Action verbs express  Linking verbs make a
    mental or physical statement by
    action. connecting the
    subject with a word
    that describes or
    explains it.

    He rode the horse to


    victory.
    He has been sick.
    The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
    It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.

    Indefinite Pronouns
    anybody
    each
    either
    none
    someone, one, etc.
    Modifies or describes a
    noun or pronoun.
    Answers these questions:

    Did you lose your address


    book?

    Is that a wool sweater?

    Just give me five minutes.


    Modifies or describes
    a verb, an adjective, Answers the questions:
    or another adverb.

    He ran quickly.
    She left yesterday.
    We went there.

    It was too hot! To what degree or how much?


    Interrogative
    Adverbs How did you break your
    introduce questions leg?

    How often do
    you run?
    Where did you put the
    mouse trap?
    A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun
    or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence
    as a noun. The word or word group that the
    preposition introduces is its object.

    They received a postcard from Bobby telling

    about his trip to Canada.


    The preposition never stands alone!

    object of
    preposition
    preposition object

    You can press those leaves under glass.


    can have more than
    one object
    Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
    object can have modifiers
    It happened during the last examination.
    Some Common Prepositions

    aboard behind from throughout


    about below in to
    above beneath into toward
    across beside like under
    after between of underneath
    against beyond off until
    along by on up
    among down over upon
    around during past with
    at except since within
    before for through without
    The conjunction
    A conjunction is a word that joins words
    or groups of words.

    or

    but
    The interjection
    is an exclamatory word that expresses
    emotion
    Goodness! What a cute baby!

    Wow! Look at that


    sunset!
    That’s all for now. . .

    More Later
    © Capital Community College

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