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PARTS OF SPEECH - Coggle Diagram
PARTS OF SPEECH
ADJECTIVES
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES OR ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY:These are the most commonly used adjectives.Examples:Loyal,intelligent,motivated,creative.
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES:This is saying which one is it.Examples:This,that,these,those.
ADJECTIVES OF ORDER:This is the position of what place you came in.Examples:First,second,last,third,fourth.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:This is something saying belonging to.Examples:My,his,her,our,their,your,its.
INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES:This is just like demonstrative adjectives saying which one but with "W".Examples:Which,what,whose.
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES:Adjectives joining by hyphens are called compound adjectives.Examples:Well-deserved,feather-light,half-ripe.
ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY/NUMBER:This saying how many.Examples:Two,many,several,few,some,most,each,every,neither.
PROPER ADJECTIVES:These are proper nouns used as adjectives.Examples:Western Cape,July,March,Northern Cape,Cape Town,November,December.
VERB
THE THREE TENSES:Present,past and future.The tenses tells when the action takes place.Examples:When.
PARTICIPLES:Participles are formed when we combine an auxiliary verb and a finite verb.Examples:"ing" and "ed"
FINITE VERBS:A finite verb can stand on its own and does not need an auxiliary verb.
THE MOOD OF THE VERB:The mood of the verb indicates the speaker's intention or attitude.
THE INFINITIVE:When a verb is preceded by a to,it is known as the infinitive.Examples:To
TRANSITIVES AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS:A verb can be transitives and intransitive depending on whether or not it is followed by a direct object.
AUXILIARY VERBS:An auxiliary verb is a helping verb.Examples:Am,are,be,can,could,have,has,have,is,may,might,must,shall,should,was,were,will,would.
THE LINKING VERB:The verb to be is also referred to as the linking verb.Examples:is,are,am.
PRONOUN
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN:Possessive pronouns indicate ownership.Examples:Hers,mine,yours,ours,my.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN:Interrogative pronouns interrogate or ask question.Examples:Who,whose,to whom,what,which.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN:Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the noun or the pronoun.Examples:Self,selves,herself,himself.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN:Demonstrative pronouns point out a specific person or thing.Examples:This,that,these,those.
PERSONAL PRONOUN:Personal pronouns refer to people or things.Examples:I,you,she,he,they.
INDEFINITE PRONOUN:Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things in a general way,rather than specifically.Examples:Anyone,you,one,they,someone,no-one,everyone.
RELATIVE PRONOUN:Relative pronouns perform the functions of conjunctions by joining or connecting one part of a sentence to another.There are six relative pronouns in common usage.Examples:who,which,what,whom,whose,that
NOUN
ABSTRACT NOUN:Something which is not visible or tangible,it's like an emotion.Examples:Intelligence,love,friendship,respect,attitude.
COMMON NOUN:Ordinary names of everyday things.Examples:Desk,chair,pen,paper,ipad,computer,ruler,mouse,cat,dog,flower,face,glasses
COLLECTIVE NOUN:A collective noun is the name of a collection of a group of objects,people or creatures.Examples:A flight of stairs,a gang of thieves,a school of children,a choir of singers.
PROPER NOUN:Important names of people,places and things.Always start with a Capital letter.Examples:Mrs Drake,Sianna,Sonali,Nile River,Asia,England,Yuvika
CONJUNCTION
POSITION:Conjunctions are usually found in the middle of sentences.Examples:Although,being.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:Co-ordinating conjunctions join two words or ideas of equal weight.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION:Subordinating conjunctions join a main clause to a subordinate clause.Examples:Although,unless.
RELATIVE CONJUNCTION:Relative conjunctions also perform the functions of conjunctions.Examples:Who,whose,whom,that,which,what.
ARTICLES
DEFINITE ARTICLE:This is refers to something specific or definite.Example:The
These are the words a,an and the which usually precede nouns or adjectives.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE:This is non-specific or indefinite.Examples:A,an
PREPOSITIONS
Examples:Aboard,about,above,across,after,against,along,alongside,among,around,at,before,behind,below,,beneath,beside,between,beyond,in,down,from,of,on,off,within,under,with,up,to,on to.
THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS:Prepositions are words that show the relationship of one thing to another.Prepositions usually precede nouns,pronouns,articles or gerunds.
ADVERBS
Adverbs are words that modify or tell us more about verbs.They also modify adjectives
THE TYPES OF ADVERBS:Manner(how),Place(where),Time(when),Degree(to what extent),Frequency(how often)