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hey are helpful though because they further explain the action of the verb. For example she is drinking
water. ere water is the ob ect. erb is an action in the sentence. For example yoti eats cake. he verb is
eats .
he woman S built a strong stone wall O .
he children S eat buns cakes and biscuits O .
he professor S threw an orange O .
PARTS OF SPEECH
Noun
here are eight parts of speech: noun pronoun verb ad ective
dverb Verb
adverb preposition con unction and inter ection. he parts
of speech indicate how a word functions in meaning as well as
grammar within a sentence. n individual word can function Inter ection Parts of ronoun
Speech
as more than one part of speech when used in different
circumstances. nderstanding parts of speech is essential for
on unction d ective
determining the correct definition of a word when using the
reposition
dictionary.
Noun
noun is a name of a person place thing or idea. roper nouns always start with a capital letter common
nouns do not. Nouns can function in different roles within a sentence. For example a noun can be a sub ect
direct ob ect indirect ob ect sub ect complement or ob ect of a preposition.
For example Oh my od he young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher and then she uickly
disappeared.
Pronoun
pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun.
For example Oh my od he young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher and then she uickly
disappeared.
Verb
verb expresses action. here is a main verb and sometimes one or more helping verbs.
“She can sing.” Sing is the main verb can is the helping verb. verb must agree with its sub ect in number
both are singular or plural .
For example he young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher and then she uickly
disappeared.
Adjective
n ad ective is a word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun. It usually answers the uestion of which
one what kind or how many.
For example he young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher and then she quickly
disappeared.
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