PARTS OF SPEECH.pptx parts of speech such as verbs, nound, adjectives, etc

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1. PARTS OF SPEECH Introduction to English Grammar .

2. What are parts of speech?

3. They are eight categories of words defined in terms of their purpose, place, meaning, and use within sentences. The categories are: 1.Nouns 2.Pronouns 3.Verbs 4.Adjectives 5.Adverbs 6.Prepositions 7.Conjunctions 8.Interjections

4. Write the parts of speech for the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. He finished his homework. 2. Sean is working at the computer . 3. What are the eight parts of speech ? 4. Will you help me move tomorrow ? 5. She has been sick for three days. 6. There have been two enormous snowstorms this winter . 7. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced that they are getting separated. 8. She is getting married next year . 9. The computer is having technical problems . 10. I like steak, but she doesn’t eat meat. 11. Help! My computer just crashed . 12. He sauntered proudly across the stage . 13. Although he didn’t want to go to class, he knew he had to go. 14. John never puts sugar in his coffee .

5. ADJECTIVES: One of the most important components of a sentence is the  adjective . This part of speech is so common that people use it almost automatically, both in speech and in writing. An adjective is a part of speech which describes, identifies, or quantifies a noun or a pronoun. So basically, the main function of an adjective is to modify a noun or a pronoun so that it will become more specific and interesting. Examples: She is a  beautiful  lady. It was a  memorable  trip. This swimming pool is  bigger  than that one. Ashley is  more intelligent  than Aldrin.

6. Write the parts of speech missing in each sentence . 1________Was a beautiful and _________ day . 2.The cat sat under the ________ 3.Karen gave it to me when ______ Came to see me last ___ 4. _____ is a nice ______ 5. IT _____ Raining hard , so we couldn’t ________

7. WRITING ACTIVITY: Write 8 sentences using nouns , pronouns , verbs and adjectives . Once you are done, underline the different parts of speech , so your classmate can identify and write it . Example : Yesterday , I went to the supermarket .

8. ADVERBS: An adverb  describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, but never a noun . It usually answers the questions of when, where, how, why, under what conditions, or to what degree. Adverbs often end in - ly . An adverb is a word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb. I entered the room  quietly . Quietly  is describing how you entered (verb) the room. A cheetah is  always  faster than a lion. Always  is describing how frequently a cheetah is faster (adjective) than a lion.

9. Adverbs are easy to recognize because they usually end in – ly , but not always. Some of the most common adverb examples include: really, very well,  badly today, yesterday, everyday,  etc. sometimes, often, rarely,  etc. early, late, soon,  etc. here, there, everywhere,  etc .

10. There are various types of adverbs that are used to describe verbs/adjectives/adverbs. These include:   Time  – When?   yesterday today later earlier never tomorrow For example:   “The email was sent today.” (Adverb = today, Verb = sent) “I will go to the dentist tomorrow.” (Adverb = tomorrow, Verb = go)

11. Place  – Where?   anywhere everywhere here there somewhere near far For example:   “I will meet you there at one o’clock.” (Adverb = there, Verb = meet) “In autumn, tree leaves fall off trees everywhere.” (Adverb = everywhere, Verb = fall)

12. Manner  – How?   fairly gladly cleverly quietly slowly For example:   “He quickly ran up the stairs.” (Adverb = quickly, Verb = ran) “The team won the game fairly.” (Adverb = fairly, Verb = won)

13. Frequency  – How often?   normally often annually every day/week/month/year/hour/minute/second For example:   “ He  often   watches ” (Adverb =  often , Verb =  watches ) “ They  meet  for Christmas  every year . ” (Adverb =  every year , Verb =  meet )