english parts of speech in detailed with examples

Part's of speech

1. English 1 presentation Nima Iranpour Nima Shams English 1 ( Traces Alpha 1) PEN0015 The first presentation 1

2. The parts of speech Parts of speech are the fundamental building blocks of traditional grammar. There are eight parts of speech : Noun Pronoun Adjective Verb Adverb Preposition Conjunction interjection 2

3. What is a noun ? The words which name persons, places, things, creatures and ideas. Examples : Salina is a teacher . I have table and several chairs .. we would like to visit Cameron Highlands Christmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 3

4. Types of nouns Nouns which name specific people or places are Proper nouns . Nouns which name ordinary persons and things are Common nouns . Nouns which name intangible(untouchable) things is Abstract nouns Nouns which are countable are Countable nouns Nouns which are uncountable are Uncountable nouns Nouns which refer to groups are Collective nouns Nouns which refer to masculine and feminine terms are Noun gender 4

5. Proper nouns They always begin with capital letters like Cameron Highlands Many of them consist of more than one word like Queen Mary They may refer to the days in week, months and festivals like February or Tuesday 5

6. Common nouns Like have you all received a copy of the agenda ? Or all classes are coed and are taught by both male and female teachers . 6

7. Abstract nouns Like when inflation rises, so do bankruptcies . Or I cant thank you enough for your kindness . You can form abstract nouns from many words like Advise  advice Coward  cowardice Flatter  flattery Good  goodness 7

8. Countable and uncountable nouns Like there were two men and three women in each of the cars . And the heating system runs on oil 8

9. Collective nouns Like The village hall is maintained by an army of volunteers . Or There are always gangs of kids hanging around the shopping mall. 9

10. Noun gender Masculine gender like : I could hear a dog barking. A cock crowed as morning approached. Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor . Feminine gender like : The hens nested in a fridge Meryl Streep has won 2 Oscars as the best actress in two different movies. 10

11. Noun plurals Singular Plural Lecture Lectures Lecturer Lecturers Assignment Assignments regular irregular Singular Plural Man Men Sheep Sheep Child C hildren 11

12. How to make plural nouns ? By adding –s to the singular nouns. ( like roofs) By adding -es to the singular nouns ( like buses) By adding –ies to the singular nouns ( like cities) By adding – ves to the singular nouns ( like wives) 12

13. Possessive nouns The possessive case is formed by adding –’s to nouns which do not end with an –s, as in the following examples : The sky’s color is changing The possessive case can also be formed by adding an –s’ to nouns which end with an –s, as in the following examples. The babies’ nursery had twelve beds. 13

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