Parts of Speech/
word class
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Definition
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1
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Noun
(names)
It is used to identify any of a class of people, places, ideas, or things |
It is any abstract or concrete entity.
Nouns can also be classified as count nouns or non-count nouns;
some can belong to either category.
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2
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Pronoun
(replaces)
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It is a
substitute for a noun or noun phrase (them, he).
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3
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Adjective
(describes, limits)
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It is a
modifier of a noun or pronoun.
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4
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Verb (states action or being)
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It is a
word denoting an action (walk), occurrence (happen), or state
of being (be).
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5
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Adverb (describes, limits)
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It is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
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6
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Preposition (relates)
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It is a
word that relates words to each other in a phrase or sentence. Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun
with another word in the sentence.
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7
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Conjunction
(connects)
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It links words, phrases, or clauses. Conjunctions connect words or group of words
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8
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Interjection (expresses feelings and
emotions)
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It is an
emotional greeting or exclamation (Huzzah, Alas). Interjections
express strong feelings and emotions.
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9
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Article (describes, limits)
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It is a
grammatical marker of definiteness (the) or indefiniteness (a, an).
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part_of_speech
II. A. Noun
There are several different types of nouns. These include:
1) Common Nouns (e.g., abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, concrete nouns, non-countable nouns, gender-specific nouns, verbal nouns)
II. A. Noun
There are several different types of nouns. These include:
1) Common Nouns (e.g., abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, concrete nouns, non-countable nouns, gender-specific nouns, verbal nouns)
- Abstract nouns – things you cannot see or touch (e.g., bravery, joy)
- Collective nouns – words to describe groups (e.g., team, choir)
- Compound nouns – nouns made up of more than one word (e.g., court-martial, pickpocket, water bottle)
- Concrete nouns – things you can see or touch (e.g., tree, cloud)
- Non-countable nouns (mass nouns) – things you cannot count (e.g., food, music)
- Gender-specific nouns – words which are definitely male or female (e.g., vixen, actress)
- Verbal nouns – nouns derived from verbs (e.g., a building, an attack)
- Gerunds – nouns that represent actions (e.g., running fast, guessing a number)
3) Pronouns (A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun)
II. B. Test Instructions: Identify the parts of speech in the sentence and its function in the sentence. After that, justify your answer.
1)
The professor handed out a syllabus the first
day of class.
2)
Most colleges offer several computer science
courses.
3)
Typing is an important skill
4)
Everyone recognizes the name Oprah.
5)
A schedule helps students with time management.
6)
The tennis team won the state championship.
7)
Several thousand people watched the parade.
8)
Identity theft is a significant problem in the
United States.
9)
The study of human populations is called demography.
10)
We were puzzled by her explanation.
11)
The boy ate the apple.
12)
I need help with this math problem
13)
Next week my grandmother is coming from Korea.
14)
My favourite month is May.
15)
May is my favourite month.
16)
Our homeroom is having a pizza party tomorrow.
17)
Football is played in every country in the
world.
18)
Go.
19)
Yasmin yawned.
20)
My expensive new watch has stopped
21)
Sitting on the roof of my house was a huge black
bird.
22)
After dinner I like to have a little sleep in
front of the television.
23)
I always bring my dictionary to clas.
24)
You have a vocabulary test tomorrow
25)
My friend and I went shopping.
26)
At the weekend my other works at a sports club.
27)
Both my parents have to work at the weekend.
28)
On the way from school to Frankfurt yesterday
afternoon bbus number 21 crashed into a parked car.
29)
A student and the bus driver were injured in the
crash.
30)
In the ESL lesson tomorrow you will have a
vocabulary test.
31)
On Saturday mornings my friends and I play
football in the park.
32)
The ozone hole over Antarctica is getting larger
every year.
33)
The old hotel in the town center is going to be
knocked down to make way for a new shopping center.
34)
After doing his homework John went to bed.
35)
A glacier is a river of ice mobbing slowly down
a mountain..
36)
Of all the months in the year May is my
favourite.
37)
In most English sentences the subject comes
before the predicate.
38)
Occasionally the predicate comes before the
subject.
39)
Waiting by the school gate in the rain was my
mother.
40)
In this quiz you have been tested on your
knowledge of subject and predicate.
The Ant and the Grasshopper Fable1) In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. 2) "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" 3) "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." 4) "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:
Moral of Aesops Fable: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
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