Learning strategies I Learning about words
GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION OF THE WORDS NOUNS: names of things, situations, phenomenon, etc. Examples: process, systems, business, technology, communication, development ADJECTIVES: qualities or characteristics of nouns Examples: rapid, high, international VERBS: The words that describe the actions Examples: locate, link, move, set ADVERBS: they say how the actions are done or performed Examples: highly, quickly, efficiently.
WORD STUDY The study of SUFFIXES (word ending) can also help you find a word class WORD CLASS SUFFIX EXAMPLES NOUN Ment ion ship ing ness ity – ty ence ist or cy er Development - Government Organization - Information Leadership - Manufacturing Marketing - Business Effectiveness - Safety Facility - Essence Presence Specialist Supervisor Efficiency manager
WORD CLASS SUFFIX EXAMPLES ADJECTIVES Al tive ful ent ous ant ed able – ible ic Practical - Beneficial Vital - Effective Supportive - Careful Useful - Efficient Violent - Congruent Harmonious - Obvious Important - Organized Acceptable - Verifiable Compatible Scientific - Automatic
ADVERBS Ly Vitally Efficiently Highly possibly WORD CLASS SUFFIX EXAMPLES ADVERBS Ly Vitally Efficiently Highly possibly
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB PRACTICE: in the text Summary of pedagogy (page . Look at the following words in their context and then decide which the Grammatical Function is. Write the word in the correct place in the chart. Effective (L5), judgment (L6), educational (L6), daily (L7), dimensions (L8), development (L9), responsibly (L10), critical (L11), partnership (L13), conserves (L16), invent (L18), interest (L20), contribute (L20), initiate (L21), accomplished (L25), incorporate (L26), pedagogical (L26), foundation (L28), systematically (L32), knowledge (L33), learning (L33). NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB
The tools are instrumental Adj + Noun (2)Rapid globalization process NOUN GROUPS Groups of words (nouns + adjectives + nouns) (noun + noun) where the principal Word is the Noun. It is located at the end of the group Examples: STRUCTURE MEANING (1)Instrumental tools The tools are instrumental Adj + Noun (2)Rapid globalization process The process of globalization is rapid Adj + Noun + Noun (3)Manufacturing plant The plant that manufactures Noun + Noun