The Parts of Speech_3DO

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The Parts of Speech

English 3 DO

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NOUNS

Nouns

= A noun names a person, animal, place, thing, or idea.

Types of Nouns

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

Abstract Nouns

Teacher

Paris

Elizabeth

Apple

Freedom

Love

Types of Nouns

Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

Water

Chair

Book

Sand

Car

Information

VERBS

Verbs

= A verb shows an action, state, or occurrence

• Action verbs

  • Show physical or visible actions.

  • Used to describe what someone does.

    • e.g. She runs fast.

      
      

Verbs

= A verb shows an action, state, or occurrence

• Stative verbs

  • Show states, feelings, thoughts, or possession.

  • Used to express conditions, not actions.

    • e.g. I believe in you.

Verbs

= A verb shows an action, state, or occurrence

• Auxiliary verbs

  • Helping verbs (be, have, do).

  • Used to form tenses, questions, negatives.

    • e.g. He is working / They did not go

Verbs

= A verb shows an action, state, or occurrence

• Modal verbs

  • Express ability, obligation, advice, possibility.

    • e.g. You must listen! / I can swim

Verbs

= A verb shows an action, state, or occurrence

• Phrasal verbs

  • Verb + particle with new meaning.

  • e.g. Turn off the lights please. / She looked after me.

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives

• Descriptive

  • Describe qualities or features. (e.g. It is a beautiful day!)

• Predicate

  • Adjectives after linking verbs. (e.g. The test was hard.)

    
    

Opinion:

This was a(n) ... movie.

Size:

He has a ... house.

Shape:

Camilla has a ... table.

Age:

Kate has a ... phone.

Colour:

Louis went to the haidresser, now he has ... hair.

Origin:

Yesterday, we went to a(n) ... restaurant.

Material:

We have ... chairs.

Adjectives

• Type

  • Describe category or kind. (e.g. Digital media. Medical care.)

• Purpose

  • Describe function or use. (e.g. Running shoes. A sleeping bag.)

    
    

    
    

ADVERBS

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Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of Degree

She sing beautifully.

I am very tired.

He is extremely happy!

The dog barked loudly.

He spoke softly.

The water is too cold.

Adverbs

• Manner

  • Describes how something happens.

• Degree

  • Describes the intensity.

• Frequency

  • Describes how often something happens (always, never, ...)

    
    

    
    

Adverbs

• -ly adverbs

• Irregular adverbs

  • study

    
    

    
    

PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions

of Place

Show where something is.

Prepositions of Time

Show when something happened.

Prepositions of Movement

Show movement

PRONOUNS

Which are the personal pronouns?

A

who, which, that, whose.

B

I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Personal Pronoun

  • Used to refer to people and things

  • I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

Which are the demonstrative pronouns?

A

this, that, these, those.

B

who, what, which, whom.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Demonstrative Pronoun

  • Used to point to specific things.

  • this, that, these, those.

    
    

Which are the indefinite pronouns?

A

Someone, anyone, nothing, etc.

B

who, which, that, whose.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Indefinite Pronoun

  • Used for non-specific reference.

  • Someone, anyone, nothing, etc.

    
    

    
    

Which are the interrogative pronouns?

A

I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

B

who, what, which, whom.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Interrogative Pronoun

  • Used to ask questions.

  • who, what, which, whom.

    
    

    
    

Which are the possessive pronouns?

A

myself, yourself, etc.

B

mine, yours, his, hers, etc.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Possessive Pronoun

  • Used to show ownership.

  • mine, yours, his, hers, etc.

    
    

    
    

    
    

Which are the reflexive / intensive pronouns?

A

myself, yourself, etc.

B

who, which, that, whose.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Reflexive / intensive Pronoun

  • Used to reflect or emphasize subject.

  • myself, yourself, etc.

Which are the relative pronouns?

A

I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

B

who, which, that, whose.

Pronouns

--> replace nouns, to avoid repetition

• Relative Pronoun

  • Used to add extra information.

  • who, which, that, whose.

    
    

CONJUNCTION

Conjunctions

--> connect words, phrases, or clauses, to show relationships

• Coordinating

  • Used to join equal parts.

  • For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)

    
    

Conjunctions

--> connect words, phrases, or clauses, to show relationships

• Correlative

  • Used to connect balanced ideas.

  • Paired conjunctions

    • either stay or go

    • both tired and hungry

      
      

Conjunctions

--> connect words, phrases, or clauses, to show relationships

• Subordinating

  • Used to join main + dependent clause.

  • because, although, if, when, etc.

ARTICLES

What is the article in this sentence?

The field is full of flowers!

A

The

B

Field

C

Of

D

Flowers

What is the article in the sentence?

She ate an orange.

A

She

B

ate

C

an

D

orange

Articles

• Definite article (the)

  • refers to a specific noun

• Indefinite article (a/an)

  • refers to a non-specific noun

--> come before nouns

INTERJECTIONS

Interjections

= words that express emotion or reaction