Part of Speech

Part 2
 A pronoun is a word that substitutes a noun.

Example
:

This is Tika. She’s a doctor.

SORT OF PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns
Here are some examples:

• There’s Paul. Do you know him?

• They can pick us up at 5 p.m.
• These reports are for Sue. I must give them to her.
• Can you give me a hand with this box? It’s heavy.
• Tom is the CEO. I don’t think he knows me.
• You’re having dinner with some clients tomorrow.
They’re meeting you at the restaurant.
Possessive pronouns
Here are some examples of possessive pronouns:

This jacket is yours.

That’s Tom’s scarf and those gloves are his too.
Is that Sue and Paul’s car? – No, theirs is black.
Here’s your table and this one is ours.
Is this Anna’s bag? – Yes, it’s hers.
They aren’t my glasses. Mine are brown.
Reflexive pronouns
Here are some examples:

Have you hurt yourself?

Yes, I cut myself when I prepared the vegetables.
She blames herself for the accident, but it wasn’t anyone’s
fault.
The kids really enjoyed themselves at the park.
Would you all like to introduce yourselves?
An interjection is a short word or phrase that
shows emotion
Typical interjections are:
•Ah! Er. Hey. Ouch! Umm.
•My God! Bloody hell!
And here are some interjections in
context:
•Hey! Don't be so lazy!
•Well, let's think about it.
•Ouch! That hurts!
Conjunctions are words that link other words,
phrases, or clauses together.

Kind of conjunction:
Coordinating conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a
noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place,
location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

A Few Rules
Prepositions of Direction Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Time Prepositions of Location

Prepositions of Spatial Relationships

Determine the type of the underlined word in
the following sentences! ( pronoun,
interjection, conjunction or preposition )

Example :
They listen to the music and practice the piano everyday.
They : Pronoun
And : Conjunction
 EXERCISE
1. What can you tell me about your family?
2. Wow! That’s an amazing news.
3. Are you going by train or by bus?
Answer :
Pron / me : _____
1. You :______ Prep
Pron / about : ____
2. Wow : Inter
_____
Conjunc
3. Or : ______
LET’S TRY!
Determine the underlined words into Pronoun,
Conjunction, Interjection, or preposition!

1. She is working on her presentation.

2. They play tennis on Sundays.
3. Wow, your dress is very nice!
4. Joe and Mike are in the swimming pool now.
5. Could you please lend me your pen?
6. Would you like to come to my home next week?
7. Your wallet is under my table. You felt it down
yesterday.
Thank you