ENGLISH GRAMMAR - PRESENTATION 1

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English Grammar
English Grammar
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Eight Parts of Speech
Eight Parts of Speech
Nouns
P
r
o
n
o
u
n
s
Adjectives
A
d
v
e
r
b
s
A
d
v
e
r
b
s

Conjunctions
Conjunctions
P
r
e
p
o
s
i
t
i
o
n
s
V
e
r
b
s
Interjections
Interjections


Word that names
Word that names
❂
A Person
A Person
❂
An Idea

An Idea
❂
A Thing
A Thing
❂
A Place
A Place
Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
Common Nouns

boy
girl
Proper Nouns
John
Mary
Singular Nouns

boy
girl
Plural Nouns
boys
girls
Singular Possessive
boy’s
girl’s
Plural Possessive
boys’

girls’
A word that expresses action or
otherwise helps to make a
statement
L
i
n
k
i
n
g
L
i
n
k
i
n
g
“be” verbs
&
taste
feel
sound
look
appear
become
seem
grow
remain
stay

S
u
b
j
e
c
t
S
u
b
j
e
c
t
p
r
e
d
i
c
a
t
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Every sentence
Every sentence
must
must
have
have
a
a
Kinds of Verbs
Kinds of Verbs
❂
Action verbs express
Action verbs express
mental or physical
mental or physical
action
action
.
.
❂
Linking verbs make a
Linking verbs make a
statement by
statement by
connecting
connecting
the

the
subject with a word
subject with a word
that describes or
that describes or
explains it.
explains it.
He rode the horse to
victory.
He has been sick.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
P
e
r
s
o
n
a
l

P
r
o
n
o
u
n

s
I
,

m
e
,

m
i
n
e
y
o
u
,

y
o
u
r
,

y
o
u
r
s
s
h

e
,

h
e
r
,

h
e
r
s
,
i
t
,

i
t
s
w
e
,
u
s
,

o
u
r

,

o
u
r
s
t
h
e
y
,

t
h
e
m
,

t
h
e
i
r
,

t
h
e
i
r

s
m
y
s
e
l
f
y
o
u
r
s
e
l
f
Indefinite Pronouns
anybody
each
either
none
someone, one, etc.
I
n
t
e
r
r
o
g
a

t
i
v
e

P
r
o
n
o
u
n
s
w
h
o
w
h
o
m
w
h
a
t
w
h
i
c
h
w

h
o
s
e
Demonstrative Pronouns
this
that
these
those
Modifies or describes a
noun or pronoun.
Is that a wool sweater?
Just give me five minutes.
Did you lose your address
book?
Answers these questions:
Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
Answers the questions:
Answers the questions:
H
o
w
?
H
o

w
?
He ran quickly.
He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.
She left yesterday.
W
h
e
n
?
W
h
e
n
?
We went there.
We went there.
W
h
e
r
e
?
W
h
e
r
e
?

It was too hot!
It was too hot!
To what degree or how much?
To what degree or how much?
Interrogative
Adverbs
introduce questions
How did you break your
leg?
W
h
e
n

d
o
e
s

y
o
u
r
p
l
a
n
e

l

e
a
v
e
?
How often do
you run?
Where did you put the
mouse trap?
A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun
or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence
as a noun. The word or word group that the
preposition introduces is its object.
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.
The preposition never stands alone!
p
r
e
p
o
s
i
t
i
o
n
n
o
u

n
p
r
o
n
o
u
n
object of
preposition
preposition
object
can have more than
one object
object can have modifiers
You can press those leaves under glass.
Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
It happened during the last examination.
Some Common Prepositions
aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around
at
before

behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
by
down
during
except
for
from
in
into
like
of
off
on
over
past
since
through
throughout
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon

with
within
without
The conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins words
or groups of words.
a
n
d
or
but
e
i
t
h
e
r
/
o
r
n
e
i
t
h
e
r
/
n
o

r
The interjection
is an exclamatory word that expresses
emotion
Goodness! What a cute baby!
Wow! Look at that
sunset!
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