Sunday 19 June 2011

PARTS OF SPEECH


Part Of Speech



Descriptor
Example
Noun





A noun is the name of a person, animal, place or thing. It can also be an idea or emotion.

Possessive noun is used to show possession for a person or an animal.
a.  Halim wants to be an engineer.
b.  Pulau Tioman is a beautiful island.

Pronoun





A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun.

Reflexive Pronouns refer to the subject of the sentence.
They are used to emphasize the subject of the sentence.
a.  The children like ice-cream. They like chocolates too.
b.  Daud is an obedient son. His perents love him very much.
Verb





A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action.
a.  Students usually sleep late.
b.  We walk home everyday.
Adjective








An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
a.  The windows look clean.
b.  She started her swimming lessons last week.
Adverb









An adverb is a word that describes a verb.
a.  Sham leaves the room quietly.
b.  Adibah cleverly answered the question.

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