This document defines and provides examples of the 8 parts of speech in English: 1) Noun - words that name people, places, things, ideas or events. Examples include man, house, happiness. 2) Pronoun - words that replace nouns like I, it, he, she. 3) Adjective - words that describe nouns or pronouns, specifying qualities like size or color. 4) Verb - the most important part of speech as without a verb there is no sentence. Examples include jump, is, write. 5) Adverb - words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, specifying manner, time, place or degree. Examples include

2. Demonstrative Adjectives
this (esto)
that (eso)
these (estos)
 those (esos)

5. IN
 “in” is being within something, inside the
edges of something.
the morning, the evening, the afternoon, the
Easter holiday, the winter, the summer, in
2018, in the 21st century, August, December in
three hours

6. On
 The preposition “on” is used to talk about the position
of something on surfaces on surfaces like walls or
tables.
Mondays, Friday, Christmas day, Saturday night, a cold
day, that day, Easter Monday, on June 15th, Friday
morning

7. At
 “at” is used to talk about specific places or points in
space.
9 o’clock, Christmas, Easter, noon, night, midnight, the
weekend, lunch time, dinner, that time, the moment

10. Negative Sentences
 Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to do) + auxiliar
negativo (not) + verbo + nombre,
adjetivo…
 She does not [doesn’t] like ice cream.
 We do not [don’t] live in Barcelona.
 Con los verbos “to be” (ser/estar) y “have got” (tener)
no necesitamos un auxiliar adicional para hacer
negaciones.
 I’m not happy.
 They’ve not [they haven’t] got a car

11. Interrogative Sentences
 Verbo auxiliar (to do) + sujeto + verbo +
nombre, adjetivo…
 Does she like you?
 do you live in Colombia?
 Com: ‘To be’ y ‘to have’
 Verbo + sujeto + nombre, adjetivo…
 Is she happy?
 Have they got a camera?

15. Parts of
Speech
Adverb
Interjecti
on
Conjuncti
on
Pronoun
Prepositi
on
Verb
Adjective
Noun

16. 2. NOUN
 This part of a speech refers to words that are
used to name persons, things, animals,
places, ideas, or events.
man... Butte College... house... happiness

17.  Common–car, pizza parlor, TV series
 Concrete–folder, sand, board
 Abstract- happiness, grudge, bravery
 Proper–Volkswagen Beetle, Shakey’s Pizza, Game
of Thrones
 Count– kitten, video, ball
 Mass–kilo, cup, meter,rice, flour, garter
 Collective–faculty (group of teachers), class
(group of students), pride (group of lions)

18. Countable and Uncountable
Nouns
 In English grammar, countable nouns are
individual people, animals, places, things, or ideas
which can be counted. Uncountable nouns are not
individual objects, so they cannot be counted.

20. COUNTABLE: can be expressed in
plural form, usually with an "s." For
example, "cat--cats," "season--
seasons," "student--students."
UNCOUNTABLE: usually cannot be
expressed in a plural form. For
example, "milk," "water," "air,"
"money," "food." Usually, you can't say,
"He had many moneys."

23. 2. PRONOUN
 A pronoun is a part of a speech which functions as
a replacement for a noun. Some examples of
pronouns are: I, it, he, she, mine, his, hers, we, they,
theirs, and ours.
 The largest slice is mine.
 We are number one

24. 3. ADJECTIVE
 This part of a speech is used to describe a noun or a
pronoun. Adjectives can specify the quality, the size,
and the number of nouns or pronouns.

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2
3 4

27. 1 2
3

29. Adjectives with Countable
and Uncountable Nouns

33. Too much, too many and so
much, so many
 We often use too before much and many. It means
‘more than necessary’
There are too many cars on the road.
 We use so rather than very before much and many in
affirmative clauses to emphasise a very large quantity
of something.
He has so much money!

34. As much as, as many as
 When we want to make comparisons connected with
quantity, we use as much as and as many as:
Try and find out as much information as you can.
You can ask as many questions as you want.

38. A little or a few

39. 4. VERB
 This is the most important part of a speech,
for without a verb, a sentence would not
exist.
jump... is... write... become

40. Auxiliary Verbs
 Podemos utilizar los verbos auxiliares para hacer
preguntas en inglés al inicio de las mismas, siempre
acompañados de su verbo principal,
 Podemos encontrarlos antepuestos a los verbos
principales, en oraciones activas y pasivas.
 To have (haber)  To do (hacer) To be (ser/estar)
You are happy
She is eating
Selena has bought a
catfish
We did prepare our
homework

43. 5. ADVERB
 Just like adjectives, adverbs are also used to
describe words, but the difference is that adverbs
describe adjectives, verbs, or another adverb.
gently... extremely... carefully... well

44. Adverb of Manner are used to tell us the way or how
something is done: gracefully, beautifully, softly,
terribly, heavily, easily
greedily codiciosamente
recklessly imprudentemente
fondly afectuosamente

45. Adverb of Time- “when” something happens. Yesterday, tomorrow, always

46. Adverbs of Frequency

47. How often…?
 Do you go to the movies?
 Do you listen classical music?
 Do you read the newspaper?
 Do you smile?
 Do you drink coffee?

48. Adverb of Place–this tells something about “where”.
Everywhere, there, Abroad, Across, Ahead, Back,
Beyond, Down, Indoors, Yonder ...
Close the door when you go ___________.
Out / Westward / Lightly / Here
The cat is hiding ____ the couch.
On / Underneath / Somewhere /
There Underneath Debajo
Westward Hacia el oeste
Yonder allá

49. Will you be starting your plants _____ or in a
greenhouse?
Round / Home / Outside / Around
The ship sailed __, encountering heavy weather
along the way.
Up / Down / Northwards / Backwards
When she saw me waiting, she ran __ me.
Around / Towards / Through / Forward
Northwards Hacia el norte Backwards Hacia atrás
Towards Hacia atras Through Mediante

50. Adverb of Degree–are used to modify verbs: very, fairly ,
extremely, pretty
demasiado
algo
apenas

52. 6.PREPOSITION
 This part of a speech basically refers to words that
specify location or a location in time.
Examples of Prepositions: above, below, throughout,
outside, before, near, and since
 Micah is hiding under the bed.
 During the game, the audience never stopped
cheering for their team.

53. 7.CONJUNCTION
 The conjunction is a part of a speech which joins
words, phrases, or clauses together.
 Examples of Conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet,
and so (FANBOYS).
 This cup of tea is delicious and very soothing.
 Kiyoko has to start all over again because she didn’t
follow the professor’s instructions.
 Homer always wanted to join the play, but he didn’t
have the guts to audition.

54. 8. INTERJECTION
 This part of a speech refers to words which express
emotions. Since interjections are commonly used to
convey strong emotions, they are usually followed by
an exclamation point.
 Ouch! That must have hurt.
 Hurray, we won!
 Hey! I said enough!

56. • Auxiliary
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Noun

57. • Auxiliary
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Noun