English Grammar: Parts of Speech

English Grammar

Parts of Speech

• Nouns: words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas
• Verbs: words that express action or a state of being
• Adjectives: words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns
• Adverbs: words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
• Pronouns: words that replace nouns in a sentence
• Prepositions: words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
• Conjunctions: words that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence
• Interjections: words that express emotion or feeling

Does he/she have any?

Possessive Adjectives

• Used to describe something that belongs to someone
• Examples:
  • My (e.g. my book)
  • Your (e.g. your car)
  • His (e.g. his phone)
  • Her (e.g. her bag)
  • Its (e.g. its toy)
  • Our (e.g. our house)
  • Their (e.g. their dog)

Possessive Pronouns

• Used to replace a noun in a sentence to show ownership
• Examples:
  • Mine (e.g. this is mine)
  • Yours (e.g. that is yours)
  • His (e.g. that is his)
  • Hers (e.g. that is hers)
  • Its (e.g. that is its)
  • Ours (e.g. that is ours)
  • Theirs (e.g. that is theirs)

Note: Possessive adjectives and pronouns are used to show ownership or possession.

English Grammar

Parts of Speech

• Nouns represent people, places, things, and ideas
• Verbs express action or a state of being
• Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns
• Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
• Pronouns replace nouns in a sentence
• Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words
• Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence
• Interjections express emotion or feeling

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

• Describe something that belongs to someone
• Examples:
  • My shows possession (e.g., my book)
  • Your shows possession (e.g., your car)
  • His shows possession (e.g., his phone)
  • Her shows possession (e.g., her bag)
  • Its shows possession (e.g., its toy)
  • Our shows possession (e.g., our house)
  • Their shows possession (e.g., their dog)

Possessive Pronouns

• Replace a noun to show ownership
• Examples:
  • Mine shows ownership (e.g., this is mine)
  • Yours shows ownership (e.g., that is yours)
  • His shows ownership (e.g., that is his)
  • Hers shows ownership (e.g., that is hers)
  • Its shows ownership (e.g., that is its)
  • Ours shows ownership (e.g., that is ours)
  • Theirs shows ownership (e.g., that is theirs)

Key Points

• Possessive adjectives describe something that belongs to someone
• Possessive pronouns replace a noun to show ownership
• Both possessive adjectives and pronouns show ownership or possession