This document provides definitions and examples of the main parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. For each part of speech, it lists subcategories and provides examples to illustrate usage. It also discusses inflection of verbs and adjectives. The document aims to concisely explain English grammar and parts of speech.
3. Part of Speech
Part of Speech
1.Noun ( )
2. Pronoun ( )
3.Verb ( )
4.Adverb ( )
5. Adjective ( )
6.Conjunction ( )
7.Preposition ( )
4.
5. NOUN
Singular or Plural woman,
dog women,
dogs
2) Common or Proper boy, teacher, table
Bell, Thailand
Concrete or Abstract
house, car,
idea, happiness
Countable or Uncountable teacher, bird
water, health,
Collective team,
army, committee
1.Subject( My dog eats three times a day.
2. Complement
Melanie drinks tea in the afternoon.
6. PRONOUN
1)Personal Pronoun The teacher asked us to
participate in a forum.
2) Demonstrative Pronoun this, that,
these those This is his new pocketbook.
3) Indefinite Pronoun Nobody is perfect.
4) Relative Pronoun
who, whom, whose, which
that My niece who is married to a vet is going to have a baby.
5) Reflexive and Intensive Pronoun
myself, yourself, himself, herself,
reflexive pronoun She
cut herself when cooking. appositive
intensive pronoun I did this myself.
6) Interrogative Pronoun who, which
, what Who wrote Harry Potter ?
7) Reciprocal Pronoun
Romeo and Juliet love each other so much.
7. subjective ( )
possessive ( )
objective ( )
Subjective Case Possessive Case Objective Case
Singular I
he, she, it
my, mine
his, her, hers, its
me
him, her, it
Plural we
they
our, ours
their, theirs
us
them
Singular or Pluralyou
who
your, yours
whose
you
whom
1) They save hundreds of lives.
2) I'll call you after the meeting.
3) The teacher gave her an assignment.
4) All Thai people pray for him .
5) A: May I speak to Ms. Ananya? B: This is she .
8. VERB
1) Main Verb
-Transitive Verb We eat fruit before a meal.
-Intransitive Verb
Alan always swims with his sons.
-Linking Verb
All passengers remain calm.
2) Auxiliary or Helping Verb
BE, DO HAVE
Sam is in the park. (main)
Sam is jogging in the park. (auxiliary)
3) Modal Verb
can, should, will
V base form
They will buy a piece of land in Nan.
9. ADVERB
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1) Adverb of Manner ( ) beautifully, quickly, safely
Jane sings beautifully .
2) Adverb of Place ( ) here, there, upstairs, downstairs
Jane sings here .
3) Adverb of Time ( ) today, tomorrow, recently Jane will
sing tomorrow .
4) Adverb of Degree ( )very, quite, fairly
Jane sings very beautifully.
5) Adverb of Frequency ( )
always, occasionally, seldom, rarely Jane occasionally sings on stage.
6) Focus Adverb ( ) only, really, too
Jane sings only on special occasions.
7) Viewpoint Adverb ( ) generally, hopefully, clearly
Hopefully , Jane will sing tonight.
8) Conjunctive Adverb ( ) moreover, as a result, however
Jane's voice is very beautiful; as a result , her parents want to send her to a singing
10. Today , the world has changed a lot.
2) Mark seldom drinks alcohol.
3) past participle The restaurant is terribly busy today.
4) The show can only be seen
until the end of the week.
5) BE That prisoner is clearly innocent.
6) The manager walked quickly to the bank.
7) My boss read a report quietly .
8) Her grandmother has been ill lately .
9)
Please send this patient to an emergency room immediately .
- ly
-ly
slow --> slow ly polite --> polite ly careful --> careful ly
easy --> eas ily ( y i - ly)
- ly
friendly, womanly, manly, untimely
11. ADJECTIVE
1. My favorite movie of all times is Gone with the Wind .
2. BE Those flowers are beautiful and
expensive .
3.
Jo always makes me happy .
4. comma
The house , small and cozy , belongs to
Antonio and Melanie.
s
This is an easy question .
These are easy questions .
12. PREPOSITION
- at, on, in, etc. Jane is at home.
- above, beneath, behind, in front of, etc. There is a big
tree in front of Jane’s house.
- through, into, towards, away from, etc. Ann is
driving into the parking lot.
- up, down, across, along, etc. Susan is driving up the hill.
- on, in, at, by, after, before, etc. I play football on Monday.
- in, with, without, etc. Ann speaks in a very low
voice.
- about, of, with, in, from, etc. Bangkok is the capital
13. CONJECTION
I study English, but he studies French.
A boy and a girl are dancing.
He comes and stays with me at home.
Conjunction
Conjunction and, or, but, so, as, because, for, whether,
until, after, before
2. Conjunction either.....or , neither.....nor , as well
as , not only.....but also
14. INTERJECTION
"Ah, that feels
good.“
"Alas, she's dead now."
"Oh dear! Does it hurt?“
"Hey! look at that!"
"Hmm. I'm not so sure."
"Well I never!"
"Oh! You're here!"
"Shall we go?" "Uh-huh."
