PARTS OF

SPEECH

Part of Description Examples - In a sentence

speech

Article Signal that a noun will the, a, an The computer, a fire

follow

Noun Words used to Types:

name a person, Proper: Specific names of places
place, thing or idea and people: Orange River,
Khorixas, White House, Army
Hospital
Common: Objects/ things which
are not names of particular
places/ people: house, soldier,
army Concrete: Can experience
with 5 senses: library, sweets
Abstract: Cannot experience
with 5 senses: honesty,
freedom

Pronoun A word used in the Personal: it takes the place of She heard the bell.
place of one or nouns or pronouns that name
more nouns people or things: he, they, it, me,
her Possessive: to show Their degree is five years
ownership: mine, yours, our
Demonstrative: refers to long. This painting is more
particular people/things: this that,
these, those (when used with expensive.
nouns: called demonstrative
adjectives)
Relative: Refers to a
noun/pronoun that goes before it: The doctor who did the
whom, who, that, which, whose operation
Reflexive: reflect back to
someone/something else in The king and queen entered
the sentence. the hall and then they stood
Interrogative: They ask questions. still.
He did the cleaning himself.

What do you mean?

From whom did you buy it?

Adjective A word used to Quality: ugly, funny The charming

modify/ describe a boy A red bag
person or a thing/ a Quantity: half, enough, All the children
noun or a pronoun Number: twenty, second, few, Several
either, neither examples The
Demonstrative: This, that, these, last runner
those Interrogative: where, what, These
which, whose paragraphs
The doctor whose
patients The ship which
 never came

Adverb A word used to Manner: Slowly, hurriedly, He spoke quickly

modify a verb, an fast Place: here, outside, They had the braai
adjective or another anywhere Time; Tomorrow, there Ben left the house
adverb. daily, now, occasionally at dusk They met
It answers the Degree: Entirely, quite, very, so monthly
questions: where, She prayed intensely
how,
when, to what extent.
Interjection A word used as an Admiration: Wow!
exclamation that Exclamation: Ouch!
can stand alone Acknowledgement:
Well!
Realisation: Ah!

Preposition A word used to Simple: in, on, at, over Henry went to the border.
show the Compound: without, inside, Feelings raged below the
relationship in a behind Double: from beneath, surface. It crawled from
noun or a pronoun instead of Participle: behind the door.
to another word in concerning, notwithstanding
the sentence Phrase: by means of, with regard to

Conjunction A word used to Coordinators: for, and, nor, but, They left since nobody
join words or or, Subordinators: because, showed up.
groups of since, that
words Correlators: either…or, not only…
but

Verb A word used to Action: speak, learn, Pamela was running

express action or a sing, Linking verbs: when… Jack blew the
state of feels, looks trumpet.
being State of being: is, was, am are, were Noelle feels like a super star.
1. The sprinter ran very well.
2. Well! You don’t say.
3. The well on the farm was very dry.
4. The essay was so well-written.
5. Let’s water the plants.
6. Picasso’s water painting was sold for very little.
7. The painting was sold for very little.
8. The water spilled on the floor.
9. Can you please drive slowly?
10. The drive home was slow.
11. This is a very pretty necklace.
12. Can you help me?
13. Our friendship is my strength.
14. Those xylophones are missing.
15. They had been building it for months.
16. Their extravagance was shocking because they were actually poor.
17. They went on an extravagant holiday.
18. Seven boys were on a team.
19. Is that hat yours?
20. Who has done this?
21. I often saw you in the park
22. She went to a lawyer regarding her inheritance.