Parts of

Speeach
 ¨Nouns ¨
 A noun is a part of speech that
denotes a person, animal, place,
thing, or idea
 Person – A term for a person,
whether proper name, gender,
title, or class, is a noun.
 Animal – A term for an animal,
whether proper name, species,
gender, or class is a noun.
 Place – A term for a place, whether
proper name, physical location, or
general locale is a noun.
 Thing – A term for a thing,
whether it exists now, will exist, or
existed in the past is a noun.
 Idea – A term for an idea, be it a
real, workable idea or a fantasy
that might never come to fruitio
¨Pronouns¨
 is defined as a word or
phrase that may be
substituted for a noun or
noun phrase, which once
replaced, is known as the
pronoun’s antecedent
 pronouns can do everything
that nouns can do. A
pronoun can act as a subject,
direct object, indirect object,
object of the preposition,
and more.
¨Verbs¨
A verb is one of
the main parts
of a sentence or
question in
English.
You can´t have
a sentence or a
question
without a verb!
 ¨Adjectives¨
are words that describe
or modify other words.

They can identify or

quantify another person or
thing in the sentence.
Adjectives are usually
positioned before the noun
or the pronoun that they
modify.
 ¨Adverbs¨
is a word that is used to change or qualify the meaning
of an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb, or any
other type of word or phrase with the exception of
determiners and adjectives that directly modify nouns.
part of speech
that is used to
connect words, ¨Conjuctions¨
phrases, clauses,
or sentences.
Conjunctions are
considered to be
invariable
grammar particle,
and they may or
may not stand
between items
they conjoin.
¨Prepositions¨
 is a word used to link
nouns, pronouns, or
phrases to other words
within a sentence.
Prepositions are
usually short words,
and they are normally
placed directly in
front of nouns. In
some cases, you’ll find
prepositions in front
of gerund verbs.
 ¨Interjections¨
 is a part of speech that shows the emotion or
feeling of the author. These words or phrases
can stand alone or be placed before or after a
sentence. Many times an interjection is
followed by a punctuation mark, often an
exclamation point.