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*It refers to the way a word is used in expressing the language. These are nouns, articles, verbs,
pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and interjection.
NOUN (n.)
Refers to the words that name a person, place, thing and event.
Examples are Jeffrey (person), Korea (place), pen (thing), New Year (event)
ARTICLES (art.)
Refer to the words that are considered to modify nouns aside form adjectives.
These are always put before the noun they modify.
May either be definite or indefinite
The definite article is THE while the indefinite articles are A and AN.
Examples are the apple, a boy, an umbrella
VERB (vb.)
Refers to the words that express action or the state of being of the subject.
Examples are walk, is, seem, realize, run, see, swim
PRONOUN (pron.)
Refers to the words that substitute a noun.
Examples are I, me, we, you, he, she, yours, himself
ADJECTIVE (adj.)
Refers to the words that describe a noun or pronoun.
Examples are beautiful, seven, cute, second, tall, blue
ADVERB (adv.)
Refers to the words that describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Examples are neatly, in the market, every day, tomorrow, very
CONJUNCTION (conj.)
Refers to the words that connect words, phrases or clauses.
Examples are and, however, either or, neither nor, still, but
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
PREPOSITION (prep.)
Refers to the words that convey a meaning of position, direction, time and other
abstraction.
It relates its object in other sentence element.
Examples are in, on, at, about, apropos, according to, after, along
INTERJECTION (interj.)
Refers to the words or expressions which are commonly uttered suddenly.
These are expressed with intense emotion or feeling.
Examples are: Alas!; Hurrah!; Oh my God!;
A sample sentence:
*OH MY GOD, THE FOX AND HER YOUNG JUMP SWIFTLY OVER THE LAZY
interj. art. n. conj. pron. vb. adv. prep. adj.
DOG.
*Note how the different parts of speech are used in the sentence.
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
Does the word link one word with Carrie looks very sad.
another word that identifies or describes
it?
Adjective Does the word tell what kind, Those three apples are an
which one, how many, or how much? unusual color.
Adverb Does the word tell when, where, I am going to the mall
in what manner, or to what extent? tomorrow very fast.
Conjunction Does the word connect other Both you and I will go
words in a sentence or between because they need more
sentences? people; besides, it will be
fun.
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
Exercise 1. Identify the part of speech being underlined in each item. Put your answer on the
space provided.
Exercise 2. Encircle the term that does not belong to the group.
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
SENTENCE
It refers to the group of words with thought.
It is composed of a complete subject and a complete predicate
The SUBJECT
It refers to the topic being discussed in the sentence.
It may either be a noun or a pronoun which may be modified by an article or an adjective.
Example:
Noun:
Jeffrey, people, dog, animal, toy, thing, Christmas, event
Pronoun:
I, he, she, you, we
The PREDICATE
It tells something about the subject.
It is usually introduced by verbs and then followed by adjectives, adverbs and other nouns or
pronouns which serve as the object.
Example:
Verb:
eat, walk, run, talk, teach
Adjective:
good, beautiful, kind, sweet
Adverb:
today, gracefully, in the market, every day
Nouns and Pronouns which serve as the object:
you, him her, me, boy, person, Korea
Example:
The fox eats the delicious food in the basket .*
*The word in bold letters is the subject while the group of words that are italicized is the predicate.
Noun: fox (with the article the modifying it)
Verb: eats
Adjective: delicious
Noun as object: food
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
Exercise 3.Identify whether the underlined word/s is/are part of the subject or the predicate.
Put your answer on the space provided.
1. He is my best tutor.
_____________________
2. My mother is now cooking for my party.
_____________________
3. Five guests are invited for the spectacular event.
_____________________
4. You are very generous.
_____________________
5. Five metres is long enough.
_____________________
6. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
_____________________
7. I remember so well the day that you came in my life.
_____________________
8. You asked for my name.
_____________________
9. You have the most beautiful smile.
_____________________
10. Ten thick books were the gift of my uncle for me.
_____________________
Exercise 4. Arrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence. Put your answer on
the space provided.
Key Terms
• Subject (S) – the topic being discussed in a sentence
• Transitive Verb (TV) – verb that requires a direct object
• Intransitive Verb (IV) – verb that does not require a direct object
• Direct Object (DO) – noun or pronoun where the action of the verb is directed.
• Indirect Object (IO) – a noun or pronoun receiving the direct object.
• Linking Verb (LV) – verb that links the subject and its complement
• Subjective Complement (SC) – an adjective or noun that describes the subject
• Objective Complement (OC) – an adjective or noun that describes the direct object
Pattern 1. S – TV – DO.
S TV DO
Example: The teacher teaches English.
Pattern 2. S – TV - DO – IO
S TV DO IO
Example: Brandon gave this book to Daniel.
Pattern 3. S – TV – IO – DO
S TV IO DO
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Whatever, whenever, wherever, FOREVER!!!
Prepared by: JEFFREY A. LUCERO, S.L., A.H.S.E.
Republic of the Philippines
CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite
Pattern 4. S – IV
S IV
Example: Steven went to the market.
Pattern 5. S – LV – SC
S LV SC
Example: The building is very tall.
Pattern 6. S – TV – DO – OC
S TV DO OC
Example: Koreans call their mother umma.
Exercise 5. Identify the sentence pattern. Put your answer on the space provided.
Exercise 6. Underline the word/s that is/are being asked in each item.
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