PARTS OF SPEECH

NOUN
VERB
PRONOUN

WEEK 5
CONTENTS

• Types of Noun

• Types of Verb

• Types of Pronoun

• Quiz No. 2
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TYPES OF NOUN

• Common Noun
• Proper Noun
• Concrete Noun
• Abstract Noun
– Masculine Noun
– Feminine Noun
• Collective Noun
• Countable Noun
• Uncountable Noun
VERB TENSE
• Verb:

Words that show action. For example walking, running, writing.

• 3 types of verb:

1. Action Verb

2. Linking Verb

3. Helping Verbs
ACTION VERB
• An action verb shows action and possession.

• For example, run, jog, jump, own, have etc.

• It has two types:

• In Transitive Verb, an object receives an action.

– Laura raised her hand in the classroom.

• In Intransitive Verb, an object does not receive an action.

– The book is sitting on the shelf.

– The shelf is eating dust.

LINKING VERB

• It links the Subject of any sentence to a Noun or Adjective to describe the subject.

– Lisa looked pleased with the new office setup.

– Jason appeared confident while interviewing for his new job role.

• Helping verbs such as “is, are, was, were” can also at times act as linking verbs. However, “to

become” and “to seem” will always act as Linking Verbs in a sentence.
HELPING VERB

• They are used before Linking or Action verbs.

• Purpose:
• They carry additional information about the helping or linking verbs.
– They tell the “possibility” of an action and “time”.
– Modal verbs such as can, could, would, may, might, ought to (need to) , shall, will.
• For example:
– Ali is going to college today.
– Dean might visit the hostel mess today.
OTHER FORMS OF VERB

• Finite Verb

• Non finite Verb

– Infinitive Verb

• Regular Verb

• Irregular Verb
TYPES OF PRONOUN

• Pronoun is used in place of noun.

• Why??

• For example, I, we, you, they, he, she, it.

• 4 types of pronoun:
– Demonstrative

– Reflexive

– Reciprocal

– Relative Pronoun
CONT..
Demonstrative Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun Reciprocal Pronoun Relative Pronoun
Tells more about the Referring back to the When two or more than Connect a clause or
already used Noun to subject and replacing it two nouns are involved phrase to a noun or
avoid repetition. with “herself” , “itself”, in an action together. pronoun to add more
“yourself”. information.
This, that, none, neither. In plural form, it can be Each other (singular) Such as, who, whom,
Those, these (plural “themselves, yourselves, One another (plural) whosoever, whichever,
forms). ourselves”. *There are only above whatever
two reciprocal pronouns.
That’s my picture. Please make yourself My parents support each Whom did you sell the
None of the designs comfortable here. other. book?
appeal me. He can look after The cars crashed into one Whosoever is the culprit,
himself. another at the street. he will be fined.
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anyone lived in a pretty how town

(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn’t he danced his did.

Women and men (both little and small)

cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain

children guessed (but only a few

and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more