This document discusses the different parts of speech in English, including nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, and their definitions. Nouns name people, places, things, and qualities. Verbs express actions. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Pronouns replace nouns. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. Understanding parts of speech is important for writing grammatically correct sentences.

1. ENGLISH FIRST
EDDITIONAL
LANGUANGE
UNDERSTANDING PARTS OF SPEECH
BY A.F MASHELE

2. WHAT ARE PARTS OF SPEECH?

3. INTRODUCTION
PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN
VERB
ADVERB
PRONOUN
ADJECTIVE

4. WHAT IS A NOUN
 NOUNS ARE COMMONLY USED TO NAME PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS AND
QUALITIES
 WE USE NOUNS EACH AND EVERYDAY BECAUSE WE ALWAYS CALL OUR
FRIENDS WITH THEIR NAMES
 EXAMPLES OF NOUNS
SENTENCES
I LIVE IN JOHANNESBURG
I ENJOY PLAYING WITH JOSH

5. WHAT IS VERB
 A VERB IS AN ACTION WORD
 THERE SHOULD BE ACTION WHEN A VERB IS MENTIONED FOR EXAMPLE
“JUMP”
 WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VERBS
-LINKING VERB
-ACTION VERB
LINKING VERB
LINKING VERBS LINKS THE SUBJECT WITH THE WORD FOR EXAMPLE
‘’ SHE LOVES TO DANCE’’.
ACTION VERB
THEY EXPRESS ACTION FOR EXAMPLE ‘’HE WAS CRYING” THE ACTION IS
THAT THE PERSON WAS CRYING.

6. ADVERB

7. WHAT IS A PRONOUN
 A PRONOUN IS WORD THAT REPLACES A NOUN
 WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPE OF PRONOUNS AND THEY WORK IN
DIFFERENT WAYS
1. SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
2. OBJECT PRONOUNS
3. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS
4. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

8. EXAMPLES OF PRONOUS

9.  AN ADJECTIVE DESCRIBES A NOUN OR PRONOUN

10. CONCLUSION
 Understanding the different parts of speech is important in understanding
how words can and should be joined together to make sentences that are
both grammatically correct and readable. ... The eight parts of speech are
nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions,
and interjections.
 Any English teacher will tell you that knowing the parts of speech is
absolutely vital to writing good sentences. The parts of speech are the
building blocks of sentences; it is impossible to write grammatically correct
sentences without knowing at least some of the them. Knowing all of the
parts of speech can help advance your writing skills and prevent them
from plateauing.

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