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Understanding Communication: Parts of Speech Explained

Learn about communication, EBONICS, language diversity, and the eight main parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections). Enhance your understanding of word usage in sentences.

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Understanding Communication: Parts of Speech Explained

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  1. CTE UNIT 2 : Microsoft Word Vocabulary & Parts of Speech Friday October 2, 2018

  2. Warm Up • 1. In your own words, what is communication ? • 2. What does effective communication look and sound like ? • 3. What is EBONICS ? • 4. How does language differ from culture to culture?

  3. Notes • The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. There are eight main parts of speech (also known as word classes): nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctionsand interjections.

  4. Notes Cont. • NOUN - (Naming word)A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea. Examples of nouns: Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope • Example sentences: Steve lives in Sydney. • PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition. Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those • Example sentences: Mary is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to dance with me.

  5. Notes Cont.. • ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three. Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat. • VERB - (Action Word)A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing. • Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is Example sentences: I like Woodward English. I study their charts and play their games.

  6. Vocabulary

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