THE PARTS OF SPEECH Created by Cindy Leibel 2015.
NOUNS
Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Person: Joe my friend teachers the swimmer
Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Place: COTR Canada Cranbrook a park
Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Thing: your desk volcanos cars elephants
Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Idea: love work studying exercise
GENERAL NOUNS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS With a general noun, you are talking about many things in many places. I like cars. (Many cars in many places). People should drive less. (Many people in many places)
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS Make them plural and use NO ARTICLE. I like cars. (Many cars in many places). I like the cars. “Which cars?” “What cars are you talking about?”
COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS A count noun is a noun that you can count. How many cakes do you have? She gave us many books.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS A non-count noun is a noun that you can’t count. We DO NOT put an “s” at the end of non- count nouns! How much water is in this cup? You cannot say “1 water is in this cup”.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS To measure them, we always use OF. How much water is in this cup? I see 475ml OF water in this cup!
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS COUNT NOUNS MANY, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… FEW S for plural CAKES ARE NON-COUNT NOUNS MUCH, no numbers! LITTLE no plurals! BUTTER IS
PRONOUNS
COMMON PRONOUN TYPES Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Demonstrative Relative I me mine myself this which you yours yourself yourselves (pl) that who he him his himself these she her hers herself those whom it its itself we us ours ourselves they them theirs themselves
VERBS
VERBS A verb is an action or state. Action: Run Scream Jump Swim
VERBS A verb is an action or state. State: be smell have think
DIFFERENT TYPES OF VERBS These two groups of verbs are called action and non-action verbs. Non-action verbs cannot be used with ING verbs! I am running right now. Now this binder feels wet. He’s studying. We’re sad.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF VERBS When we have a verb tense, there are 3 big types: MAIN VERBS MODALS HELPING VERBS I run often. I may run often. I don’t run often. She hates me. Will she hate me? She could hate me.
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES Adjectives describe a noun or pronoun. They are usually before a noun They also are AFTER some verbs (feel, be, etc.) This is a nice binder. I am sad. My blue bag is on the floor.
ADVERBS
ADVERBS Adverbs describe: Adjectives Adverbs Verbs I am really mad right now! She runs very quickly. He studies hard.
ADVERBS To make an adverb, you can add LY at the end of an adjective. Be careful: friendly lonely elderly are ADJECTIVES! I am quick. I run quickly. He is angry. He’s talking angrily. We are sad. We’re studying sadly.
ADVERBS Here are some examples of common adverbs that DON’T end in LY: just now here also more too as where very when again today tomorrow
ADVERBS Adverbs can go in 3 places: Beginning of clause Before the main verb End of clause Today, I’m going home. Where are you studying tonight? I don’t usually know when she gets here.
OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH
CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions connect ideas or similar parts of speech. He’s nice, but I’m not very sure about him. If you leave now, I’ll be very angry!
PREPOSITIONS Prepositions form prepositional phrases. The man (in the garden) is looking (for you). (After school), I’m going (to the mall) (with my friends).
IN SUMMARY: THE PARTS OF SPEECH 1. NOUNS 2. ADJECTIVES 3. ADVERBS 4. VERBS -count -non-count -general -proper -common -comparative -superlative -as...as /than -3 positions -as…as/than -action -non-action -helping verb -modal -main verb 5. PRONOUNS 6. ARTICLES 7. PREPOSITIONS 8. CONJUNCTIONS -subject, object, relative, possessive, etc. -definite -indefinite -prepositional phrases 9. INTERJECTIONS
QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS PRESENTATION What is a noun, verb, adjective, and adverbs? how are count and non-count nouns different? what are general nouns? how do we talk about them? What are pronouns? what are articles? what are action and non-action verbs? what do adverbs normally end with? where do we put adverbs? (3 places) what are conjunctions and prepositions?