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This document discusses the parts of speech in English grammar. It lists the eight main parts of speech as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. For each part of speech, it provides a definition and examples. It also provides two examples sentences that demonstrate the different parts of speech. The document concludes by providing a source for further exercises and notes on parts of speech.

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Isl M2

This document discusses the parts of speech in English grammar. It lists the eight main parts of speech as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. For each part of speech, it provides a definition and examples. It also provides two examples sentences that demonstrate the different parts of speech. The document concludes by providing a source for further exercises and notes on parts of speech.

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ISL WEEK 2

Individual work:
Go online and find notes and exercises to complete for parts of speech. (Max 1
exercise for each part of sentence)

NOTES
Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech
In grammar, a part of speech (also called lexical categories, grammatical categories or
word classes) is a linguistic category of words. In English there are eight parts of speech.
A list of parts of speech
A list of parts of speech in English grammar include 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. Adjectives
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
Here are some examples of parts of speech:
My (adjective) friend (noun) speaks (verb) English (noun) fluently (adverb).
Oh! (interjection) I ( pronoun) went (verb) to (preposition) school (noun)
and (conjunction) I ( pronoun) met (verb) Fred (noun).








EXERCISES


Source:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-parts-of-
speech.php#.VEswOtKSyW4

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