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How to Teach Parts of Speech

Definition

The words we use to describe our thoughts, feeling and emotions are called the parts of speech but the logical sequence of these words is called a sentence.  There are eight parts of speech in English which take tart in making sentences of different modes. These are the Parts of Speech components:

  1. Nouns
  2. Pronouns
  3. Verbs
  4. Adverbs
  5. Adjectives
  6. Prepositions
  7. Conjunctions
  8. Interjections

 

  1. Noun

Definition: Noun is a name of anything as table, book, Ali, death, heart, father, mother, chair, pen, teacher, computer, keyboard…

Example: Ali is a teacher. I have a chair. I saw the moon last night. His mother is good. He read a book of poetry.

Explanation: In these sentences teacher, chair, moon, night, mother, book, poetry all these are nouns.

Kinds of Noun

There are ten kinds of noun:

  1. Common Nouns
  2. Proper Nouns
  3. Material Nouns
  4. Abstract Nouns
  5. Collective Nouns
  6. Uncountable Nouns
  7. Compound Nouns
  1. Plural Nouns
  2. Masculine Nouns
  3. Feminine Nouns

Detail:

  1. Common Nouns

Definition: Common noun is a name of anything that is common as table, chair, pen pencil, book, pain, beauty, flower, tongue etc.

  1. Proper Nous

Definition: Proper noun is a name of anything that is special not common as Quaid-e-Azam, the moon, the sun, the Chenab etc.

  1. Material Nouns

Definition: The nouns that are made of materials; hand-made or God-made are called material nouns as tree, table, radio, pen, chair, book,

  1. Abstract Nouns

Definition: The nouns, that are not seen by physical eyes but may be felt, are called abstract nouns as beauty, pain, smell, taste, death, life, courage, fear, joy etc.

  1. Collective Nouns

Definition: a noun that refers to a group of people or things considered as a single

unit is called collective nouns as Committee, government, crowd, group, flock etc.

  1. Uncountable Nouns

Definition: The nouns that are not counted in numbers are called uncountable nouns as coffee, bread, gold, silver, cream, bear, soap, wine, gin, wood, stone etc.

  1. Compound Nouns

Definition: The compound nouns are the mixture of two nouns and the first noun becomes the essential part of the second noun, are called the compound nouns as kitchen-door, wall-clock, table-fan, winter-season etc.

  1. Plural Nouns

Definition: The plural of a noun is made by adding (s) to the singular as day, days, table, tables, book, books, dog dogs etc.

  1. Masculine Nouns

Definition: Masculine nouns denoting people: as boy, father, man, husband, son, uncle etc.

  1. Feminine Nouns

Definition: Feminine nouns denoting, female as girl, baby, mother, woman, duchess

  1. Pronoun

Definition: A pronouns is used in place of a noun in a sentence. As Ali is a teacher or we say He is a teacher. Here, (he) is a pronoun because it is used in place of Ali.

Kinds of Pronouns

There three major kind of pronoun:

  1. Personal Pronouns
  2. Possessive Pronouns
  3. Reflexive Pronouns
  1. Personal Pronouns

(I &We) are first person pronouns, (You) is the second person pronoun, (He, She & It) are the third person pronouns.

Example: We are student. I am a teacher, She is a nurse. He is a clerk.

  1. Possessive Pronouns

The possessive form of (I) is mine, the possessive form of (You) is yours, the possessive for of (She) is hers, the possessive form of (He) is his, the possessive form of (We) is ours and the possessive form of (They) is theirs.

Example: This is our room= this is ours. This is our car=that car is ours.

  1. Reflexive Pronouns

These are singular reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself. These are plural reflexive pronouns; themselves, yourselves, ourselves, but oneself is the definite or emphasizing reflexive pronoun. All these reflexive pronouns are used to emphasize someone.

 

  1. Verb

Definition: Words or phrases indicating what nouns or pronoun do.

Example: I do work. We read a book. You eat bread.

Kind of Verb

There are seven kinds of verb:

  1. Regular Verbs
  1. Irregular Verbs
  2. Transitive Verbs
  3. Intransitive Verbs
  4. Auxiliary Verb/Helping Verbs
  1. Regular Verbs

The verbs that need (ed) to make its second & third form are called regular verbs.

Example: work worked worked, reach reached reached, love loved loved,

  1. Irregular Verbs

The verbs that change its first form to make its second & third form are called irregular verbs.

Example: go went gone, throw threw thrown, win won won,

  1. Transitive Verbs

The verbs that take object essentially, making the sentences while writing or speaking are called transitive verbs.

Example: I tore a book into pieces. I warned her not to go there.

  1. Intransitive Verbs

The verbs that do not take object essentially, making the sentences while writing or speaking are called intransitive verbs.

Example: He is sleeping. She is going. You are running.

  1. Auxiliary Verb/Helping Verbs

The verbs that complete any sentence with its help are called helping verbs or auxiliary verbs. These are helping verbs: is, are, am, was, were, do, can, could, may, might, must, had to, aught, will would, shall, has, have, had and should.

Example: He had done his work. You are writing. They have gone, He will go college.

 

  1. Adverbs

Definition: Adverbs clarify the action of a noun or pronoun in a sentence as slowly, quickly, wrongly etc.

Kinds of Adverb:

  1. Adverbs of Manners
  2. Adverbs of Place
  3. Adverbs of Time
  1. Adverbs of Frequency
  2. Adverb of Degree
  1. Adverbs of Manners

Definition: The verbs that describe someone’s manner or style of doing something are called adverbs of manners as bravely, fast, happily, hard, quickly and well etc.

Example: He fought bravely. She behaved well. They welcomed us happily.

  1. Adverbs of Place

Definition: The verbs that tell the readers any action-happening place are called the adverbs of place as by, down, here, there, near, away etc.

Example: He went away from here. The fruit falls near her.

  1. Adverbs of Time

Definition: The verbs that refer to any action-happening time are called the adverbs of time as now, today, yet, soon still, recently, afterwards, late etc.

Example: He reaches now. She will be here soon. I have seen her recently.

  1. Adverbs of Frequency

Definition: The verbs that refer to any action-occurrence are called the adverbs of frequency as never, always, twice, once, rarely, usually, sometimes, frequently, repeatedly, and often.

Example: He comes here rarely. I go there once a week. She always speaks the truth.

  1. Adverb of Degree

Definition: The verbs that refer to any action-position are called the adverbs of degree as fairly, hardly, too, very, rather, quiet, really, enough etc

Example: She enough reads daily. She is fairly clever. I have just read this book.

 

  1. Adjectives

Definition: The words that describe a noun’s or a pronoun’s quality are called adjectives as tall, short, light, heavy, big, small, red, green, intelligent etc.

Example: He is tall. She is small. This book is red.

Kinds of Adjectives

  1. Demonstrative Adjectives
  2. Distributive Adjectives
  3. Quantitative Adjectives
  4. Interrogative Adjectives
  1. Possessive Adjectives
  2. Of Quality Adjectives
  1. Demonstrative Adjectives

Definition: The adjective specifying a particular person or thing are called demonstrative adjectives as this, that, these, those etc.

Example: This is a book. That is a boy. These are bananas. Those are trees.

  1. Distributive Adjectives

Definition: The words relating to scattering about of things are called distributive adjectives as each, every, either, neither etc.

Example: Each knows how to drive. He neither goes nor reads.

  1. Quantitative Adjectives

Definition: The words relating to amount or number of something are called quantitative adjectives as some, any, no, little, few etc.

Example: I have a little water to drink. She has a few books to read.

  1. Interrogative Adjectives

Definition: The words questioning somebody or something are called interrogative adjectives as what, which, whose etc.

Example: What is your name? Whose book is this? Which pen do you like?

  1. Possessive Adjectives

Definition: The words showing ownership are called possessive adjectives as my, your, his, her, their etc.

Example: It is her book. He is her uncle. Your pen has lost.

  1. Of Quality Adjectives

Definition: The words showing quality of something or somebody are called of quality adjectives as good, clever, dry, fat, heavy, light etc.

Example: He is clever, That cow is fat. It is a light pen.

 

  1. Prepositions

Definition: The words which are used before nouns or pronouns to show their relation to some other parts of a clause are called prepositions as in, on, upon, to, out, into, onto etc; but after a preposition gerund will be used.

Example: He is waiting for singing. He is insisting on staying here.

 

  1. Conjunctions

Definition: The words that connect several words are called conjunctions as but, therefore, and, both, either, neither, or, nor etc.

Example: He read and writes daily. He neither reads nor writes. Hill go or I will go.

 

  1. Interjections

Definition: The words expressing emotions are called interjections as ah! alas! hurrah! etc.

Example: Alas! he failed in the examination. Hurrah! We have won the match.




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