Basic Grammar

Master the fundamentals of English grammar

Module 1: Basic Grammar

Skill 2 – Parts of Speech

In English, words are divided into categories based on their function in a sentence. These categories are called Parts of Speech.

  • Noun: Names a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, city, love).
  • Pronoun: Replaces a noun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
  • Verb: Shows action or state (run, eat, is, seem).
  • Adjective: Describes a noun (happy, tall, blue).
  • Adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb (quickly, very, well).
  • Preposition: Shows relationship between words (in, on, at, under, after).
  • Conjunction: Connects words or sentences (and, but, because).
  • Interjection: Shows emotion (Wow! Oh! Hey!).

Examples:

  • Noun: The cat sleeps.
  • Pronoun: It sleeps.
  • Verb: The cat sleeps.
  • Adjective: The black cat sleeps.
  • Adverb: The cat sleeps peacefully.
  • Preposition: The cat sleeps on the sofa.
  • Conjunction: The cat sleeps and the dog plays.
  • Interjection: Wow! The cat is huge.

Practice

Choose the sentence that is correct and complete.

  1. (A) Eat breakfast every morning.
    (B) I eat breakfast every morning.
    (C) Breakfast every morning.
    (D) Eating breakfast every morning.
  2. (A) He like play football.
    (B) He likes playing football.
    (C) Likes playing football he.
    (D) Playing football likes he.
  3. (A) They like play football.
    (B) They likes playing football.
    (C) Likes playing football they.
    (D) Playing football likes they.
  4. (A) They like play football.
    (B) They likes playing football.
    (C) Likes playing football they.
    (D) Playing football likes they.
  5. (A) They watches TV every night.
    (B) They watch TV every night.
    (C) Watch TV they every night.
    (D) Watching TV every night they.
  6. (A) She study English every day.
    (B) She studies English every day.
    (C) Studies she English every day.
    (D) English studies she every day.
  7. (A) The cat sleeps on the sofa.
    (B) Sleeps the cat on the sofa.
    (C) On the sofa the cat sleeps.
    (D) Sleeping on the sofa cat.

Answer Key & Explanation

1 → B – Runs is an action (verb).
2 → A – They replaces a noun (pronoun).
3 → B – Delicious describes the noun soup (adjective).
4 → A – Quickly describes how he spoke (adverb).
5 → A – Because connects two ideas (conjunction).
6 → B – Wow! expresses emotion (interjection).

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