PARTS OF SPEECH
QUESTION: HOW MANY PARTS
OF SPEECH ARE IN THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
ANSWER:
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
QUESTION: HOW MANY PARTS
OF SPEECH ARE IN THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
ANSWER:
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
PARTS OF SPEECH
• 1. articles
• 5. verbs
• 2. nouns
• 6. adverbs
• 3. pronouns
• 7. conjunctions
• 4. adjectives
• 8. prepositions
PARTS OF SPEECH
ARTICLES
This is easy. The three
articles of the English
language are:
•A
• An
• The
PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN
A noun is a
PERSON
PLACE
THING
IDEA
PARTS OF SPEECH
PRONOUNS
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
There are many types of pronouns, but in
eighth grade you must only be aware of
personal pronouns – he, she, it, them, for
example – and how they are used.
Sentence: Hello, this is (she, her).
PARTS OF SPEECH
ADJECTIVES
a word that describes a
noun, pronoun, or other
adjective
• Examples: three, red, big,
small
• Sentence: Kevin has a big,
red book.
PARTS OF SPEECH
VERBS
• Shows action –
what the subject is
doing. Three types
– action, linking,
helping
• Action – He threw
the ball.
* Linking – He is red.
• Helping – He could
be the ball.
PARTS OF SPEECH
•
•
ADVERBS
word that describes a
• Note: If you see a
verb, adverb, or
word
that
ends
in
adjective
‘ly,’ it is an adverb
Adverbs answer the
questions where, when,
99 percent of the
how, and to what
time.
extent.
PARTS OF SPEECH
CONJUNCTIONS
• A word that connects
or links
• Examples of commonly
used conjunctions: but,
yet, or , and
PARTS OF SPEECH
PREPOSITIONS
Shows a relationship of
one word to another in a
sentence
Common prepositions:
Of, by, in, to, under, over
• Example
sentence:
This class is
hiding in the
hallway.
PARTS OF SPEECH
Note: Some grammarians believe there are
nine parts of speech. They consider
INTERJECTIONS to be No. 9.
Interjections show intense emotion. They
can be set off by a question mark, an
exclamation point, or more commonly, a
comma (no pun intended).