Parts Of Speech

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Parts of Speech

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Every word in a sentence is named according to its function

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NOUN:

Common Noun

FUNCTION:

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Naming word
Names of ordinary, everyday things

Clue:
a
the

There are DESKS and CHAIRS in every CLASSROOM.

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Proper Noun

FUNCTION:

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Names of people, places, etc.

Clue:
Capital letter

My teacher, MRS JONES, comes from ENGLAND.

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Collective Noun

FUNCTION:

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Names a collection or group

Clue:
Replaces 'lots of...'

A STAFF of teachers
A CLASS of students

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Abstract Noun

FUNCTION:

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Something which is not VISIBLE or TANGIBLE.

Clue:
You can give it to someone but not in a box.
He/She is full of ...

John's INTELLIGENCE and PERSEVERANCE won him the trophy.

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PRONOUN

FUNCTION:

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Stands in the place of a noun.

Clue:
Can replace a noun.

Mary is give homework every day and Mary (SHE) does homework (IT) diligently.

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ADJECTIVE

FUNCTION:

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Describing word

Clue:
The...boy, girl, house.

The TALENTED teacher motivated the ENTHUSIASTIC students.

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VERB

FUNCTION:

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Doing word

Clue:
*Can you...?
(work, play, study)

*He...
(works, plays, studies)

We WORK in the mornings; we PLAY sport in the afternoons; we STUDY in the evenings.

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ADVERB

FUNCTION:

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Modifies (tells you more about) the verb.

Clue:
Tells you:
WHEN
WHERE
HOW something is done.

He ran FAST (how) AT THE ATHLETICS MEETING (where) YESTERDAY (when).

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CONJUNCTION

FUNCTION:

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Joining word

Clue:
Joins 2 words, phrases or clauses.

She went to school ALTHOUGH she was feeling ill.

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PREPOSITION

FUNCTION:

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'Small words' which usually relate 2 words or phrases to one another.

Clue:
Usually precede NOUNS, PRONOUNS or ARTICLES.

The teacher sat ON the chair BEHIND her table IN the classroom and spoke TO her students.

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ARTICLE

FUNCTION:

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The words 'a', 'an' or 'the' which precede NOUNS or ADJECTIVES.

Clue:
'a', 'an' ... (indefinite)
'the' ... (definite)

John won A prize for History.
('a' is indefinite and non-specific)

Peter won THE History Prize.
(definite and specific)