Exercise 1

1.I bought a beautiful   dress at the mall

Ans:adjective

2.What did she   ask you to do?

Ans:pronoun

3I left my shoes under   the kitchen table.

Ans:preposition

4If we finish our work quickly   we can go to the movies.

Ans:adverb

5On Saturdays I work   from nine to five.

Ans:verb

6I want to go to a university   in the United States.

Ans:noun

7I'm sure I have met   your girlfriend before.

Ans:met

8.Well,   I don't think I will be here to answer the phone.

Ans:interjection

9Andy knocked on the door but   nobody answered.

Ans:conjuction

10After   lunch let's go out for a coffee.

Ans:preposition

.11. Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.ans:preposition

12.The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

Ans:adverb

13.Hey ! That is my seat.

Ans:interjection

14. Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air

Ans:adjective

15. Can you see beyond the hills from the top of the tower?

Ans:preposition

16. Her sister is the oldest member of the group

Ans:noun

17. Will they finish the test on time?

Ans:pronoun

18. He will practice his musical piece soon.

Ans:adverb

19. They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.

Ans:adverb

20. I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.

Ans:conjuction

Exercise 2

1. (preposition) He walked around the corner.

2. (pronoun) Paul hopes that she will sing with the choir.

3. (pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?

4. (noun) Have you seen the eraser?

5. (noun) The lock was stuck.

6. (noun) She purchased the margarine with him.

7. (adjective) Older people tire more easily.

8. (adjective) He is agile.

9. (adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.

10. (adverb) The police offi cer ran fast.

11. (adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.

12. (verb) They overcharged me

13. (preposition) Reggie fell by the stairs.

14. (preposition) Can you jump over the hurdle?

15. (preposition) May I sit between you two?

Answers

1.around ,2.she,3.him,4.eraser,5.lock,6.7,older8.agile9.kind,10.fast,11,intelligently12overcharged

13by,14over ,15.between

Table | Examples

Parts of Speech Examples

Here are some sentences made with different English parts of speech:

verb

Stop!

noun verb

John works.

noun verb verb

John is working.

pronoun verb noun

She loves animals.

noun verb adjective noun

Animals like kind people.

noun verb noun adverb

Tara speaks English well.

noun verb adjective noun

Tara speaks good English.

pronoun verb preposition adjective noun adverb

She ran to the station quickly.

pron. verb adj. noun conjunction pron. verb pron.

She likes big snakes but I hate them.

Here is a sentence that contains every part of speech:

interjection pron. conj. adj. noun verb prep. noun adverb

Well, she and young John walk to school slowly.

Parts of Speech Table

This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech*. You can find more detail if you click on each part of speech.

part of speech

function or "job"

example words

example sentences

Verb action or state (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must

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Noun thing or person pen, dog, work, music, town, London, teacher, John

This is my dog. He lives in myhouse. We live in London.

Adjective describes a noun

a/an, the, 69, some, good, big, red, well, interesting

My dog is big. I like big dogs.

Adverb describes a verb, adjective or adverb

quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really

My dog eats quickly. When he isvery hungry, he eats reallyquickly.

Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, some

Tara is Indian. She is beautiful.

Preposition links a noun to another word

to, at, after, on, but

We went to school on Monday.

Conjunction joins clauses or sentences or words

and, but, when

I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats.

Interjection short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence

oh!, ouch!, hi!, well

Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are you? Well, I don't know.

The parts of speech explains the ways words can be used in various contexts. Every word in the English language functions as at least one part of speech; many words can serve, at different times, as two or more parts of speech, depending on the context.

adjective A word or combination of words that modifies a noun (blue-green, central, half-baked, temporary ).

adverb A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (slowly, obstinately, much ).

article Any of three words used to signal the presence of a noun. A and an are known as indefinite articles; the is the definite article.

conjunction A word that connects other words, phrases, or sentences (and, but, or, because ).

interjection A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation and capable of standing by itself (oh, Lord, damn, my goodness ).

noun A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, quality, or act (Fred, New York, table, beauty, execution ). A noun may be used as the subject of a verb, the object of a verb, an identifying noun, the object of a preposition, or an appositive (an explanatory phrase coupled with a subject or object ).

preposition A word or phrase that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun (at, by, in, to, from, with )

pronoun A word that substitutes for a noun and refers to a person, place, thing, idea, or act that was mentioned previously or that can be inferred from the context of the sentence (he, she, it, that ).

verb A word or phrase that expresses action, existence, or occurrence (throw, be, happen ). Verbs can be transitive, requiring an object (her in I met her ), or intransitive, requiring only a subject (The sun rises ). Some verbs, like feel , are both transitive (Feel the fabric ) and intransitive (I feel cold , in which cold is an adjective and not an object).

1. Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

There are many different types of nouns for you to learn about. A few of them include: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, and many more! 

Examples:-

2. Pronouns

Words that take the place of nouns

Just like nouns, there are many different types of pronouns. Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns, and relative pronouns.

Examples:I,me,we,us,yo,theyshe,he,it,his,her,them etc

3. Verbs

Words that show action or a state of being.

Linking verbs and helping verbs are describe on the page above. Modals are described here

Action Verbs

As their name implies, these verbs show action.

Keep in mind that action doesn't always mean movement.

Example:

Talia thought about bears.

In that example, the verb thought does not show movement, but it is a mental action, and therefore, it is still a verb.

There are many, many action verbs. Here is random assortment of some action verbs.

clean cut drive eat

fly go live make

play read run shower

sleep smile stop sweep

swim think throw trip

walk wash work write

Linking Verbs

These types of verbs link the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective.

Example:

Lana became a famous equestrian.

If you count all of the forms of "to be" as one word, there are 13 linking verbs. Memorize these!

Forms of be be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being

Other Linking Verbs

appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, remain, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

Helping Verbs

These do just what their name implies. They help action verbs or linking verbs. There can be more than one of them used in a single verb phrase.

Example: (used with the action verb love)

Greta will love these sausages.

There are only 24 helping verbs. Use this chart and this lovely song to memorize them!

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be am is are

was were been being

have has had could

should would may might

must shall can will

do did does having

4. Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

Positive Comparative Superlative

bad worse worst

good better best

little less least

many more most

5. Adverbs

Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

Adverbs that tell us How?

A: absentmindedly, adoringly, awkwardly

B: beautifully, briskly, brutally

C: carefully, cheerfully, competitively

Adverbs that tell us When?

A: after, afterwards, annually

B: before

D: daily

N: never, now

Adverbs that tell us Where?

A: abroad, anywhere, away

E: everywhere

H: here, home

Adverbs that tell us To what extent?

E: extremely

N: not (this includes n't)

Q: quite

R: rather, really

6. Prepositions

Words that show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in the rest of the sentence. 

A

aboard, about, above, across, after, against, ahead of, along, amid, 

amidst, among, around, as, as far as, as of, aside from, at, athwart, atop

B

barring, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, 

between, beyond, but, by, by means of

C

circa, concerning

D

despite, down, during

7. Conjunctions

Words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses

A: after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though

B: because, before, by the time

E: even if, even though

I: if, in order that, in case

L: lest

O: once, only if

P: provided that

S: since, so that

T: than, that, though, till

U: unless, until

W: when, whenever, where, wherever, while

both... and

either... or

neither... nor

not only... but also

whether... or

8. Interjections

Interjections are words that show excitement or emotion. They are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence. 

A: aha, ahem, ahh, ahoy, alas, arg, aw

B: bam, bingo, blah, boo, bravo, brrr

C: cheers, congratulations