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Based on their use and functions, words are categorized into several types or parts of speech. This article will
offer definitions and examples for the 8 major parts of speech in English
grammar: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, and interjection.
1. Noun
This part of a speech refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events.
Nouns are the simplest among the 8 parts of speech, which is why they are the first ones taught to students in
primary school.
Examples:
Tom Hanks is very versatile. The italicized noun refers to a name of a person.
Dogs can be extremely cute. In this example, the italicized word is considered a noun because it names
an animal.
It is my birthday. The word “birthday” is a noun which refers to an event.
2. Pronoun
A pronoun is a part of a speech which functions as a replacement for a noun.There are five pronouns in english :
6. Preposition
This part of a speech basically refers to words that specify location or a location in time.
Examples of Prepositions: above, below, throughout, outside, before, near, and since
Sample Sentences:
The italicized preposition introduces the prepositional phrase “under the bed,” and tells where Micah is hiding.
During the game, the audience never stopped cheering for their team.
The italicized preposition introduces the prepositional phrase “during the game,” and tells when the audience
cheered.
7. Conjunction
The conjunction is a part of a speech which joins words, phrases, or clauses together.
8. Interjection
This part of a speech refers to words which express emotions. Since interjections are commonly used to convey strong
emotions, they are usually followed by an exclamation point.
Examples of Interjections:
Sample Sentences:
Ouch! That must have hurt.
Hurray, we won!
Hey! I said enough!
Tenses in english is one of the main keys in english grammar. Words or phrases would be pretty easy to understand if
we know about tense. Based on time tenses divided into 3 main benchmark (now/present, past and future) and 3 time are
categorized into three sections based time of occurrence an event
Simple : thats not to show that job is being done, has been done or is still ongoing,.
Verb will chage according three basis time and will be divided into 16 details tense. There this is 16 tense and an examples
sentence.
Sentence
TENSES
Verbal Non- Verbal (Nominal)
Future perfect tense S + Will + Have +V3 + O/Adv S + Will + Have + been + Adj/Adv
This sentence is used when we talk about Ex : Ex :
the past in the future. I will have finished by 6 PM. I will have been this assigment at 6
I hope you will have cleaned that pm.
before I come The show will have been over when
you come
Future perfect continuous tense S + Will + Have + been + Ving + O/Adv S + Will + Have + been + Adj/Adv
We use the future perfect continuous tense Ex : Ex :
to talk about a long action before some She will have been following the test The apple will have brrn ripe in next
point in the future. for an hour at 12 pm three weeks
Tomorow my family will have been She will have been a director for 5
staying at Gangnam for 5 years years by the end of tomorrow
Simple past future tense S + Would + V1 + O/Adv S + Would + Be + Adj/Adv
CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
Or Conditional tenses are used to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we wish
would happen. In English, most sentences using the conditional contain the word if. Many conditional forms in English are used in
sentences that include verbs in one of the past tenses. This usage is referred to as "the unreal past" because we use a past tense but
we are not actually referring to something that happened in the past. There are five main ways of constructing conditional
sentences in English. In all cases, these sentences are made up of an if clause and a main clause. In many negative conditional
sentences, there is an equivalent sentence construction using "unless" instead of "if".
Conditional sentence type Usage If clause verb tense Main clause verb tense
Type 1 A possible condition and its probable result Simple present Simple future
Type 2 A hypothetical condition and its probable Simple past Present conditional or Present
result continuous conditional
Type 3 An unreal past condition and its probable Past perfect Perfect conditional
result in the past
THE ZERO CONDITIONAL TYPE 1 CONDITIONAL
The zero conditional is used for when the time being referred to is now or The type 1 conditional is used to refer to the present or future
always and the situation is real and possible. The zero conditional is often where the situation is real. The type 1 conditional refers to a
used to refer to general truths. The tense in both parts of the sentence is possible condition and its probable result. In these sentences the if
the simple present. In zero conditional sentences, the word "if" can usually clause is in the simple present, and the main clause is in the simple
be replaced by the word "when" without changing the meaning. future.
If clause Main clause Main clause
If + simple present simple present If clause
If this thing that thing happens. If + simple present simple future
happens If this thing happens that thing will happen.
If you heat ice it melts. If you don't hurry you will miss the train.
If it rains the grass gets wet. If it rains today you will get wet.
TYPE 3 CONDITIONAL
TYPE 2 CONDITIONAL The type 3 conditional is used to refer to a time that is in the past,
and a situation that is contrary to reality. The facts they are based
The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a time that is now or any
on are the opposite of what is expressed. The type 3 conditional is
time, and a situation that is unreal. These sentences are not based on fact.
used to refer to an unreal past condition and its probable past result.
The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its
In type 3 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the past perfect,
probable result. In type 2 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the
and the main clause uses the perfect conditional.
simple past, and the main clause uses the present conditional.
If clause Main clause
If clause Main clause
If + past perfect perfect conditional or perfect
If + simple past present conditional or present continuous
continuous conditional
conditional
If this thing had happened that thing would have happened. (but
If this thing happened that thing would happen. (but I'm not sure this
neither of those things really
thing will happen) OR
happened) OR
that thing would be happening.
that thing would have been happening.
If you went to bed you would not be so tired.
If you had studied harder you would have passed the exam.
earlier If it had rained you would have gotten wet.
If it rained you would get wet. If I had accepted that I would have been working in Milan.
If I spoke Italian I would be working in Italy. promotion
Passive Sentence is one of the sentences in English. Passive sentence means a transitive verb form English grammar is the subject of the sentence as a
'patients', receivers an action.
Example :
the car is washed by dudi everyday
the stones are being lifted by them
a bag will be bought by me
the car was sold last month
the house has been painted blue by them
Passive Sentences generally contrasted with active sentence, this phrase means a transitive verb, the subject sentence as an 'agent', ie action of a job.
Example :
dudi washes the car everyday
they are lifting the stones
I will buy a bag
we sold the car last month
they have painted their house blue