Parts of Speech

(Jenis – jenis Kata)

1. Noun
2. Verb
3. Adjective 6. Conjunction
4. Adverb 7. Preposition
5. Pronoun 8. Interjection
9. Article
 There are 9 parts of speech:
1. Noun
A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place,
thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.
In a sentence it functions as Subject and Object.
Examples: programmer, theatre, box, thought, tree,
kindness, arrival.
2. Verb
A verb is a word which describes an action (doing
something) or a state (condition). Linking verbs, action
verbs, and helping verbs . It functions as Predicate in a
sentence.
Examples: is, were, am, walk, talk, think, believe, live,
like, want, can, must, get, become, etc.
3. Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you
something about the noun.
Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick,
important.

4. Adverb
An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb.
1. It tells you how something is done.
2.It may also tell you when or where something happened.
3.It may come before an adjective.
Examples: slowly, attentively, really, well, yesterday,
tomorrow, here, everywhere, in the campus.
5. Pronoun
A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid
repeating the noun.
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

6.Conjunction
A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences
together.
Examples: but, so, and, because, or, etc.

7. Preposition
A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or
noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of
the sentence.
Examples: on, in, by, with, under, through, at
8. Interjection
An interjection is an unusual kind of word, because it
often stands alone. Interjections are words which
express emotion or surprise, and they are usually
followed by exclamation marks.
Examples: Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Gee!

9. Article
An article is used to introduce a noun.
Examples: the, a, an, some, many, etc.
Adjectives ending in –ing (Ind: me-) and –ed:
1. Boring 1. Bored
2. Interesting 2. Interested
3. Surprising 3. Surprised
4. Disappointing 4. Disappointed
5. Tiring 5. Tired
6. Exciting 6. Excited
7. Disgusting 7. Disgusted
8. Amazing 8. Amazed
9. Worrying 9. Worried
10. etc 10. etc
Samples of Sentence:
State the part of speech of the underlined word!

1. This is a cheap computer.

2. This is a very cheap computer.
3. This is a reasonably cheap computer.
4. He is a quick runner.
5. He runs quickly.
6. Mr. and Mrs. Banning will go to Medan tomorrow.
In this exercise you have to decide whether the
underlined words are True or False. Correct if it is
false!

1. The victim of the fire was serious injured.

2. Be quiet, please! I’m trying to concentrate.

3. I waited nervous in front of the interview room.

4. Why were you so unfriendly when I saw you yesterday?

5. It has rained continuous since this morning.

6. Alice and Stan are very happy to be the winner.

7. Tom’s French is not really good but his German is

almost fluent.

8. Eva lived in America for two years, so she speaks

English fluent.

9. Everybody at the party was very colorful dressed.

10. Ann likes wearing colorful clothes.

Put the appropriate Part of Speech in this exercise.
1.The Amikom students …………… to practice English orally.
2.………..people are impervious to criticism.
3.The police tried to ………….. the mob.
4.I’m usually very tactful when I……………...
5.The work was so …………… that they got bored.
6.It's difficult to make a ………………….
7.President Jokowi received a high  …………..from the public.
8.The director rejected the proposal because it…………………
9. Did you lose your checkbook? I saw it …………..the
bench.
10. …….! You step on my foot.

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