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Business English

Business English. January 22 , 2018 As you come in, pick up a “Parts of Speech” review and activity sheet (on the table). As soon as the bell rings we will do a quick review of the parts of speech. If you have work to turn in from last week (many of you owe me work), turn it in now.

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Business English

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  1. Business English January 22, 2018 As you come in, pick up a “Parts of Speech” review and activity sheet (on the table). As soon as the bell rings we will do a quick review of the parts of speech. If you have work to turn in from last week (many of you owe me work), turn it in now. Don’t forget to put your phones in the pocket holder and your bags against the wall.

  2. Announcements • Membean test on Thursday • Sentence structure unit exam on Friday.

  3. The Parts of Speech There are 8 parts of speech in the English language. Each of these parts of speech serves a particular function or functions which allow us to communicate clearly. You should and need to be familiar with these parts of speech. • Nouns – persons, places, things, or ideas (proper nouns name specifics) • Verbs – show action or state of being • Adverbs – describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (Answer the questions When? Where? And To what extent? • Prepositions – show time and space relationships • Conjunctions – coordinating: join similar elements in a sentence; subordinating: show unequal relationships • Pronouns – replace nouns to avoid too much repetition • Interjections – express strong or mild emotions

  4. The parts of speech Many words in the English language can function as more than one part of speech. You can often (but not always) identify parts of speech by their endings. Nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ment, -tion, -ism, -dom(not all nouns have these endings) Verbs: -fy, -ize, -ate (not all verbs have these endings) Adverbs: -ly(not all adverbs have these endings) Adjectives: -y, -ful, -ic, -al, -ive, -ish(not all adjectives have these endings)

  5. Homework • Parts of Speech worksheet

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