Parts of speech are the building blocks of language and include nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, and interjections. Examples are provided for each part of speech along with explanations of their uses. Transition words are also discussed as words that connect and change ideas. The document provides an overview of the key parts of speech and their functions in language.

1. PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns - Verbs
Pronouns - Adjectives -Adverbs
Prepositions - Conjunctions
Articles - Interjections
Transition Words
Billy

2. Parts of Speech
 “Words, which are the building blocks of
language. . .” (Warriner’s p. 35*) are
explained in this Power Point Presentation.
Examples are given to explain the use of
different words.
*Warriner, John E., Graham, Sheila Laws, Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition, 1st
course, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ,NY, 1977

3. NOUNS
Nouns name persons, places, things or
ideas.
Example:
1. Explain nutrition issues
2. Dietitians and nutritionists do similar
tasks

4. VERBS
Verbs are a part of speech that:
1. Show action (example: to run).
2. State something (example: to be).
3. Show condition (example: It seems.).
4. Most verbs change their form to show time (ex: run/ran).
5. Others change to show number. (Ex.: One woman was
there. More were not).

5. PRONOUNS
take the place of nouns. They are
replacement words.
 Referring to persons or nouns:
 I, my, mine, me, myself
 You, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
 He, his, him, himself
 She, hers, her, herself
 It, its itself
 We, our, ours, us, ourselves
 They, their, theirs, them, themselves
 Who, whose, whom, whoever, whomever
 Everybody, anybody, somebody
 Everyone, anyone, someone
 None, no one, no body
 Referring to nouns:
 This, one, each, some, any, all
 That, either, neither, many, more, much,
most
 These, other, another, what, which
 Those, both, several, few, whatever,
whichever

6. Adjectives
modify nouns or pronouns
 Adjectives (adj.) modify, make clear or limit the meaning of other
words.
 Descriptive adj. usually answer the question “What kind?’
 Limiting adj. usually answer the question “How many?”
 Use a comma to separate a series or groups of adj.
Example:
The big, black, old horse trotted down the trail.

7. Adverbs
 Adverbs tell How?, When?, Where?, How
much?
 Words ending in ‘-ly’ are usually adverbs.
Example:
The fox ran quickly into the woods.
Clinical dietitians may further specialize.

8. Preposition
 A preposition begins phrases that show
relationships between nouns, pronouns and
other words.
 Commonly used prepositions: see next page
for examples.

9. Prepositions
Commonly used prepositions
 Aboard behind
 About below
 Above beneath
 Across beside
 After between
 Against beyond
 Along but (except)
 Amid by
 Among down
 Around during
 At except
 Before for
 From throughout
 In to
 Into toward
 Like under
 Near underneath
 Of until
 Off unto
 On up
 Over upon
 Past with
 Since within
 Through without

10. Conjunction
 Conjunctions connect words, phrases or
clauses.
 Some conjunctions are and, but, either, or,
neither, nor.
 Example: They’re planning and building a
house.

11. Article
 There are definite and indefinite articles.
 Definite articles are ‘a, an.’
 The indefinite article is ‘the.’

12. Interjection
 An interjection expresses strong feelings!
 Example: Oh, look!

13. Transition Words
 These are words that connect, change and
transition ideas.
 See the next slides for some transition words.

14. Transition Words
 To add:
 And, again, and then, besides, equally
important, finally, further, furthermore, nor,
too, next, lastly, what’s more, moreover, in
addition, first (second, etc.)

15. Transition Words
 To compare:
 Whereas, but, yet, on the other hand,
however, nevertheless, on the contrary, by
comparison, compared to, up against,
balanced against, vis-à-vis, although,
conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast,
although this may be true

16. Transition Words
 To prove:
 Because, for, since, for the same reason,
obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover,
besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any
case, that is

17. Transition Words
 To show exception:
 Yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of,
despite, of course, once in a while,
sometimes

18. Transition Words
 To show time:
 Immediately, thereafter, soon, after a few
hours, finally, then, later, previously,
formerly, first (second, etc.), next, and then

19. Transition Words
 To repeat:
 In brief, as I have said, as I have noted, as
has been noted

20. Transition Words
 To emphasize:
 Definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact,
indeed, in any case, absolutely, positive,
naturally, surprisingly, always, forever,
perennially, eternally, never, emphatically,
unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly,
undeniably, with reservation

21. Transition Words
 To show sequence:
 First, second, third, and so forth, A, B, C,
next, then, following this, at this time, now,
at this point, after, afterward, subsequently,
finally, consequently, previously, before this,
simultaneously, concurrently, thus, therefore,
hence, next and then, soon

22. Parts of Speech
 Each ‘Part of Speech’ is important to all
parts of English—our speaking, listening,
reading and writing!
 Enjoy!

23.  Dietitians and nutritionists are experts in
food and nutrition. They advise people on
what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle
or achieve a specific health-related goal.