Part of Speech - the term part of speech refers to the job that a word does not in a sentence, to its function or use. Words are divided into eight classes or eight parts of speech as follows:
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Verb
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
A word is a noun, verb, adjective, or other part of speech, depending on its use, only on its use. That is to say , a word is a noun if it is used like a noun, if it names; it is a preposition if it is used like a preposition, if it shows the relationship between nouns and so on.
Another look at the parts of speech
The grouping of the parts of speech in the English language are: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interrogation.
Noun - a noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, it may be proper or common.
Pronoun - a pronoun is a word used in place of a noun, i substitutes for the noun.
Verb - the verb states something about the subject. Usually the verb expresses action, but also it may express condition or state of being.
Adjective - the adjectives modifies or qualifies a substantive (noun or pronoun), altering in some way its meaning or range.
Adverb - the adverbs modifies or qualifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, altering in some way its meaning or range.
Preposition - a preposition shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
Conjunction - the conjunction joins words or group of words.
Interjection - the interjection expresses some emotion.
Kinds of Sentences
Sentences have three purposes: to state, to ask, and to command.
A. Sentence that state - a sentence that makes a statement (or denies it) is called a declarative sentence.
Ex. The boy stood on the burning deck.
B. Sentence that ask - a sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence.
Ex. Did the boy stood on the burning deck?
C. Sentence that command - a sentence that expresses a command is called an imparrative sentences.
Ex. Boy, stood on the burning deck!
- In structure, a sentence may be simple, complex, compound, or compound-complex.
The Simple Sentence - has only one subject and predicate, either or both of which may be compound. Here are some examples:
1. Come.
2. From the cloudless sky, an expected shower came.
3. Tom and Gerry are working in the shop.
4. By the river a tall narra tree grew.
5. Minutes are the gold dust of time.
All of the sentences given above are simple. Each of them contains only one subject and only one predicate, either or both of which may be compound.
The Compound sentence - a compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. Here are some examples:
1. Food is the essential to life, but it should be the end of existence.
2. We knew the password, but we were too tongue-tied to speak.
The Complex Sentence - a sentence is complex if it contains a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. A main clause is meant a word or a group of words which can stand alone because it expresses a complete thought. A subordinate clause , is a word group that contains a subject and a predicate , but the thought which it expresses is incomplete, it cannot stand alone, it is used only as apart of the sentence. Here are some examples:
I who am your friend will help you.
("I will help you" is the main clause | "Who am your friend" is the subordinate clause)
A. Sentence that state - a sentence that makes a statement (or denies it) is called a declarative sentence.
Ex. The boy stood on the burning deck.
B. Sentence that ask - a sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence.
Ex. Did the boy stood on the burning deck?
C. Sentence that command - a sentence that expresses a command is called an imparrative sentences.
Ex. Boy, stood on the burning deck!
- In structure, a sentence may be simple, complex, compound, or compound-complex.
The Simple Sentence - has only one subject and predicate, either or both of which may be compound. Here are some examples:
1. Come.
2. From the cloudless sky, an expected shower came.
3. Tom and Gerry are working in the shop.
4. By the river a tall narra tree grew.
5. Minutes are the gold dust of time.
All of the sentences given above are simple. Each of them contains only one subject and only one predicate, either or both of which may be compound.
The Compound sentence - a compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. Here are some examples:
1. Food is the essential to life, but it should be the end of existence.
2. We knew the password, but we were too tongue-tied to speak.
The Complex Sentence - a sentence is complex if it contains a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. A main clause is meant a word or a group of words which can stand alone because it expresses a complete thought. A subordinate clause , is a word group that contains a subject and a predicate , but the thought which it expresses is incomplete, it cannot stand alone, it is used only as apart of the sentence. Here are some examples:
I who am your friend will help you.
("I will help you" is the main clause | "Who am your friend" is the subordinate clause)
The Sentence and its Parts
The Sentence - is the unit of thought in a composition. It may be a word or a group of words, but the thought must be complete. To be grammatically complete a sentence must have a subject and a predicate.
The subject of a sentence is the word or words about which something is said or the word or words which answer the question who or what, the predicate tells something about the subject.
The Sentence - A group of words that expresses a complete meaning makes a sentence. In order to have a meaning two elements are necessary; a Subject, a person or thing to speak about, and a Predicate, something to say about the person or thing.
Sentences showing the two essentials - the subject and the predicate;
1. God is good.
("God" is the subject | "is good" is the predicate)
2. Love and patience are both godlike.
("Love and patience" is the subject | "are both godlike" is the predicate)
3. The heart of man is swayed by various emotions.
("The heart of man" is the subject | "is swayed by various emotions" is the predicate)
4. The girl in the old house felt lonesome every day last year.
("The girl in the old house" is the subject | "felt lonesome every day last year" is the predicate)
5. The individual owner of land does not create land value.
("The individual owner of land" is the subject | "does not create land value" is the predicate)
The subject of a sentence is the word or words about which something is said or the word or words which answer the question who or what, the predicate tells something about the subject.
The Sentence - A group of words that expresses a complete meaning makes a sentence. In order to have a meaning two elements are necessary; a Subject, a person or thing to speak about, and a Predicate, something to say about the person or thing.
Sentences showing the two essentials - the subject and the predicate;
1. God is good.
("God" is the subject | "is good" is the predicate)
2. Love and patience are both godlike.
("Love and patience" is the subject | "are both godlike" is the predicate)
3. The heart of man is swayed by various emotions.
("The heart of man" is the subject | "is swayed by various emotions" is the predicate)
4. The girl in the old house felt lonesome every day last year.
("The girl in the old house" is the subject | "felt lonesome every day last year" is the predicate)
5. The individual owner of land does not create land value.
("The individual owner of land" is the subject | "does not create land value" is the predicate)
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