part of speech

1. PARTS OF S P E E C H
There are eight parts of speech in the English language:noun,
pronoun, verb, adjective,adverb, preposition,conjunction,and
interjection.
N o u n
A noun is word that names a person, a place,a thing, or an idea.
Types of Noun
Proper Nouns
name a particularperson,place,thingor idea and begin with a
capital letter.(United States, June, and Lowes)
Common Nouns
do not name a particular person,placeor thingand do not need
capitalization.(country, month, and school)
Singular Nouns
Electrosurgical unit,Stretcher, Autoclave
Plural Nouns
Surgical Tables,Sterilizers,Defibrillators
Singular Possessive
Doctor’s stethoscope, patient’s nebulizer
Plural Possessive
Doctors’ stethoscope, patients’ nebulizer
Prefix
is a word partadded to the beginning of a root word.
PREFIXES like:DIS/IN/IM/IR/UN/IL/MIS are used to give an
opposite/negative meaning to a word.
Suffix
is a word partadded to the end of a root word. SUFFIXES can be
used to form a verb, a noun, an adjectiveand an adverb.
P R O N O U N S
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. It is a substitutefor a
noun.
Types of Pronouns
A. Personal Pronouns
- Personal pronouns arepronouns that refer to specific
antecedents.
The English personal pronouns are:
• I,me, mine, myself
• we, us, ours,ourselves
• you, yours,yourself,
• he, him, his,himself she,her, hers, herself
• it, it,its,itself • they, them, theirs, themselves
Examples Sentences:
• You may want to consider cuttingback your alcohol
intake.
• I do have some concerns about your diet.
• Here is what I would likeus to do.
B. IndefinitePronouns
Pronouns that refer to unspecified antecedents.
Examples:
Anybody, each, either, none, someone, one
Examples Sentences:
Nobody wanted for this tragedy to happen.
Each one of us shall talk calmy to our patients.
Is there someone that you can talk with?
C. Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns of literal and
figurativedistance.
Examples
• this
• that
• these
• those
Example Sentences:
I am so sorry to hear that.
I appreciateyou sharingthis with me.
That’s a relief.
D. Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns arepronouns used to ask
questions.
Examples:
• who
• whom
• what
• which
• whose
• how
• why
Example Sentences:
What aremy options for treatment?
What areexactly my symptoms?
Which food should I take for my diet?

2. E. RelativePronouns
Relative pronouns area type of subordinatingconjunction that
introduce adjective,or relative,clauses.
Examples:
• who
• whom
• that
• which
• whose
• when
• where
• why
Examples:
• The collegestudents who are hardworkingareknown for their
efficiency.
• The painting,which you vehemently hate, justsold for millions.
• Tell me the reason why you are happy.
A d j e c t I v e s
An adjectiveis a word that describes or modifies a noun or
pronoun.
Answers these questions:
Which?
What kind?
How many?
How much?
Examples:
I’m worried about what would happen in the hospital if I were very
sick and not likely to get better.
Lisa is wearinga sleeveless shirttoday.This soup is not edible.
I met a homeless person in NY.
V E R B
Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describewhat the
subjectis doing.
Examples:
I may not be the best person to address your concerns.But I can
find out who is.
We’ll need to run some tests.
I would liketo keep you here overnight for observation.
A D V E R B S
It modifies an adjective,another adverb and a verb.
Answers these questions:
How?
When?
Where?
To which extent?
Kinds of Adverbs
A. Adverb of Manner
Time flies so swiftly.
B. Adverb of Time
I had my check up yesterday.
C. Adverb of Place
He came here.
D. Adverb of Degree
It was too scary.
C o n j u n c t I o n s
A conjunction is a word that connects words or groups of words.
Example:
Faithfulness or loyalty ishis best quality.
If you want to succeed in life, you must have competence,
dedication and Commitment.
Types of Conjunctions
A. Coordination Conjunctions
B. SubordinatingConjunctions
C. CorrelativeConjunctions
1. CoordinatingConjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases,and clauses,
which are sentences.
They connect things of equal value.
There are seven coordinatingconjunctions:UseF.A.N.B.O.Y.S. to
remember
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Examples:
a. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
— Mae West
b. The monotony and solitudeof a quiet lifestimulates the
creative mind. — Albert Einstein

3. 2. SubordinatingConjunctions
Subordinatingconjunctionslink a dependent clauseto an
independent clause.
For example:
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every
problem as a nail. -----AbrahamMaslow
Some people make headlines whileothers make history. ----
Philip Elmer-DeWitt
He doesn't go skiingany more, sincehe had the accident.
3. CorrelativeConjunctions
Correlativeconjunctions work in pairs to join together words or
phrases thathave equal importancewithin a sentence.
For example:
You can either go on a diet or have an exercise.
Nowadays, only the gasolineis costly butalso hospitalization.
Such was his strength that he was easily ableto move the fallen
tree.
P r e p o s I t I o n s
Prepositions arewords that we use before nouns or pronouns to
show their relationship with other words in a sentence.
Location
Ex. I have a rash on my arm, and it is very itchy.
Direction
Ex. They told 7th floor stories amongthem.
Time
Ex. Our class isat7:30 am.
I N T E R J E C T I O N S
are words used to express feelings or emotions
Common Interjections
 ah
 yeah
 Yahoo
 wow
 aha
 Opps
 ow
 ouch
 Oh
 whew
 whoa
 Hooray
 alas
 aww
 hey