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PARTS OF SPEECH

PARTS OF SPEECH. "There is no education like adversity.“ Benjamin Disraeli. Purpose of Lesson:. Basic introduction to The English Language. Parts of Speech Working Vocabulary Grasp of Grammar. Parts of Speech in a Sentence.

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PARTS OF SPEECH

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  1. PARTS OF SPEECH "There is no education like adversity.“ Benjamin Disraeli

  2. Purpose of Lesson: Basic introduction to The English Language. • Parts of Speech • Working Vocabulary • Grasp of Grammar.

  3. Parts of Speech in a Sentence • It isimportant to understand that every word in a sentence has a job to do, or a role in the sentence.

  4. Parts of Speech • In the English language there are nine parts of speech . . . • Nouns • Verbs • Pronouns • Adjectives • Adverbs • Conjunctions • Articles • Prepositions • Interjections

  5. Parts of Speech Noun Who can use a noun in a sentence?

  6. Noun: person, place, thing or quality or idea • Person: Wendy likes to eat spinach. • Place: Pembroke is an old town. • Thing: To cook you need a couple of pots. • Quality: Honesty is a great value to possess.

  7. Parts of Speech Verb Who can use a verb in a sentence?

  8. Verb: shows action or state of being • Action: He was running through the forest. • State of being: He was sad that particular morning.

  9. Pronoun Who can use a pronoun in a sentence?

  10. Pronoun: takes the place of a noun • Guillermo was studying for the mid-term exam when he realized that it was three o’clock in the morning. • Guillermo, the antecedent, is referred to by the pronoun he. • (There are actually many types of pronouns and when we go in to our pronoun lesson we will cover them.)

  11. Parts of Speech Adjective Who can use a adjective in a sentence?

  12. Adjective: describes a noun • The beautiful woman only wanted a couple of pairs of shoes. • The rainy day made us even sadder.

  13. Parts of Speech Adverb Who can use a adverb in a sentence?

  14. Adverb: describes a verb • The little girl walked happily through the park. • The orphan hungrily ate the hot stew.

  15. Parts of Speech Conjunction Who can use a conjunction in a sentence?

  16. Conjunctions: words that join words, phrases or sentences • Manuel and Marisol loved to cook. • You will go to school, or you will fail. • I am happy because I just received my check. • It has been cloudy since the morning.

  17. Parts of Speech Articles Who can use an article in a sentence?

  18. Article: There are three articles--the, a , an(Actually, articles are adjectives and not a different part of speech) • The bicycle was not only red but shiny. • Definite Article • A yellow moon always appears in October. • Indefinite Articles. • An excellent student, Armando passed all his exams.

  19. Parts of Speech Preposition Who can use a preposition in a sentence?

  20. Preposition: A word or phrase that shows the relationship between the noun that it takes as an object and some other word in the sentence. • The cat was on the table. • The dog was under the table. • These are some common prepositions: • For on to up • at under above toward • With between in behind • From upon into off

  21. Parts of Speech Interjection Who can use a preposition in a sentence?

  22. Interjections: expressive words that interrupt • Wow, you knocked that ball out of the park. • Oh, you really need to take care of yourself. • Huh, what did you say? • Ah, now I understand the problem.

  23. Identify each word in the following sentence • The beautiful queen was walking slowly on the cool lawn, and she was reading a long book about knights and kings which she enjoyed. Check next slide for answers!

  24. The beautiful queen was walking slowly article adjective noun verb verb adverb • on the cool lawn, and she was reading a preposition article adjective noun conjunction pronoun verb verb article • long book about knights and kings which • adjective noun preposition noun conjunction noun R pronoun • she enjoyed. • Pronoun verb

  25. Assignment: Identify parts of speech 1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty woman at the party.2. The king did not know if he was going to make the cake, and he was afraid to tell the queen. 3. The thin waitress told the customers that they desperately needed to go on a diet. 4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a pound.5. This quiz was a piece of cake.

  26. Assignment: Identify parts of speech 1. The queen knew that she would be the only D A N V RP P HV V A Advpretty woman at the party.Adj. N Pr DA N2. The king did not know if he was going to make the DA N V Neg. V C P V V IV DAcake, and he was afraid to tell the queen. N C P V V IV DA N3. The thin waitress told the customers that they DA Adj. N V DA N RP Pdesperately needed to go on a diet. Adv V IV Pr IA N4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a P V Adv N Adj. N C P V V IApound. N5. This quiz was a piece of cake. DP N V IA N Pr N

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