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The document outlines the eight parts of speech in the English language, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, each with specific functions and types. It also explains the three main tenses—present, past, and future—along with their subcategories, detailing how they describe actions in different time frames. Examples are provided for each part of speech and tense to illustrate their usage.

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parts of speech

The document outlines the eight parts of speech in the English language, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, each with specific functions and types. It also explains the three main tenses—present, past, and future—along with their subcategories, detailing how they describe actions in different time frames. Examples are provided for each part of speech and tense to illustrate their usage.

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Parts of Speech

The parts of speech are the basic categories of words in the English language, each serving a
specific function in sentences. There are eight main parts of speech:

1. Noun
o A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
o Types:
 Common Noun – cat, city, book
 Proper Noun – John, Paris, Titanic
 Abstract Noun – love, courage, happiness
 Concrete Noun – table, phone, dog
 Collective Noun – team, herd, bunch
 Countable Noun – apple, cars, bottles
 Uncountable Noun – water, sand, air
o Example: "The dog is barking."
2. Pronoun
o A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence.
o Types:
 Personal Pronouns – he, she, it, they
 Possessive Pronouns – mine, yours, theirs
 Reflexive Pronouns – myself, yourself
 Demonstrative Pronouns – this, that, these
 Interrogative Pronouns – who, what, which
 Relative Pronouns – who, whom, whose
o Example: "She loves reading."
3. Verb
o A verb expresses an action or state of being.
o Types:
 Action Verbs – run, jump, write
 Linking Verbs – is, seem, become
 Helping Verbs – has, will, should
o Example: "He runs every morning."
4. Adjective
o An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
o Types:
 Descriptive Adjective – beautiful, tall
 Quantitative Adjective – some, many, few
 Demonstrative Adjective – this, those
 Possessive Adjective – my, your, their
 Interrogative Adjective – which, what
o Example: "She wore a red dress."
5. Adverb
o An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
o Types:
 Manner – quickly, happily
 Time – yesterday, now
 Place – here, everywhere
 Frequency – always, never
o Example: "He speaks fluently."
6. Preposition
o A preposition shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word
in the sentence.
o Types:
 Place – in, on, under
 Time – before, after, during
 Direction – to, into, from
o Example: "The book is on the table."
7. Conjunction
o A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.
o Types:
 Coordinating Conjunctions – and, but, or
 Subordinating Conjunctions – because, although
 Correlative Conjunctions – either...or, neither...nor
o Example: "I like tea and coffee."
8. Interjection
o An interjection expresses emotion or sudden exclamation.
o Example: "Wow! That’s amazing."

Tenses in English
Tense refers to the time of an action or event. There are three main tenses, each with four
subcategories:

1. Present Tense

Describes actions happening now or habits.

 Simple Present: "She writes a book."


 Present Continuous: "She is writing a book."
 Present Perfect: "She has written a book."
 Present Perfect Continuous: "She has been writing a book."

2. Past Tense

Describes actions that happened in the past.

 Simple Past: "She wrote a book."


 Past Continuous: "She was writing a book."
 Past Perfect: "She had written a book."
 Past Perfect Continuous: "She had been writing a book."

3. Future Tense

Describes actions that will happen in the future.

 Simple Future: "She will write a book."


 Future Continuous: "She will be writing a book."
 Future Perfect: "She will have written a book."
 Future Perfect Continuous: "She will have been writing a book."

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