Luleadey Tadesse English Writing Specialist The Writing Lab Student Learning Support Center

They are components of the English Language CONJUNCTIONS VERBS PRONOUNS NOUNS ADVERBS ADJECTIVES INTERJECTIONS PREPOSITIONS

 Nouns are used to name persons, animals, plants, places, things, substances, or ideas.  They are often indicated by definite and indefinite articles, ‘the’ ‘a’ and ‘an’.  the goat, the policeman, the bride, the certificate  a building, a train, a mountain  an airplane, an actor, an adapter

A noun can be:  A subject of a sentence.  Philip likes to ride a motorbike.  The chair is too high for me.  Direct object of a sentence.  Salma loves fruit.  The doctor gave some medicine to me.  Indirect object of a sentence  The coach gave a warning to Hassan.

 Anything unusual about these sentences?  Mrs. Hanson is texting because Mrs. Hanson loves texting.  Maria and Giovanni are hugging because Maria and Giovanni just met after the summer break.

 Pronouns are substitutes for nouns: He, she, it, they, we, you, I, me, her, him, them, etc.  They are used to avoid repetitions

 Subject pronouns: they indicate the ‘who’ or ‘what’ subject in a sentence. [before the verb]  Object pronouns: they are action recipients. [after the verb] Subject Pronouns Object PronounsExamples HeHimHe is funny! I like him. SheHerShe was just here; I’ve seen her. It It was a nice movie. I loved it. TheyThemThey are nice people but I never talked to them. IMe“I am happy that you love me”. You You didn’t hear but she was calling you. WeusWe bought a new house; it is now enough for all of us.

Put the pronouns in their right place in the sentences she my our they him it her us 1. Ahmed is kind. Everybody likes ________. 2. Some people like to be famous and _______ work hard for that. 3. That is _______ house over there; that’s where I live by myself; do you see ______? 4. I hope ______ doesn’t mind that I took _______ seat. 5. We don’t have classes next week. ________ teacher told _______ that he’ll be travelling.

1. him 2. they 3. my, it 4. she, her 5. our, us

 They modify/describe a noun or a pronoun. They tell us what somebody or something is like. Beautiful, dutiful, determined, focused, big, white, expensive, exciting, etc.  They usually come before or close to a noun or a pronoun.  They bought an expensive house. [noun]  We went to a party; it was exciting! [pronoun]

Describe the photo: What do you see? What’s happening?

 Verbs are words that describe actions, feelings or states of being.  I take a bus to school every morning. [action]  Mustafa loves his wife dearly. [feeling]  Leila is upset after the accident. [state of being]

Put these verbs under the right category Wish play love eat want know wash dig sing enjoy think read ActionFeeling/State Eatknow

ActionFeeling/State EatKnow DigLove WashWish ReadEnjoy playThink SingWant

 They describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.  They are usually written closer to the words they describe [before or after].  Fatima immediately called the police.  The little girl ran quickly to her mother.  Hassan is extremely intelligent.  I saw her very briefly.  Many adverbs end in “ly”; however, there are some irregular adverbs such as ‘hard’ and ‘fast’ which do not have ‘ly’.

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct word new gives she carseriously Asma is a student at Qatar University. _____(1.) is majoring in Linguistics. Each morning, her friend ______(2.) her a ride to the university. Asma doesn’t have a _____ (3.) but she is planning to buy a _______ (4.) one this month. She is thinking about it _______ (5.).

1. She 2. gives 3. car 4. new 5. seriously

Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs (total of 8) We live in a big city called New York. I didn’t like it when we moved there 3 years ago; but I quickly realized that it was not bad at all. I got a scholarship immediately after I’ve applied at NY City University. I am now in my final year. Even though I am extremely busy with assignments and projects, I always make sure to spend a relaxing time with friends whenever I can.

Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs (total of 8) We live in a big city called New York. I didn’t like it when we moved there 3 years ago; but I realized that it was not bad at all. I got a scholarship after I’ve applied at NY City University. I am now in my final year. Even though I am busy with assignments and projects, I always make sure to spend a relaxing time with friends whenever I can. quickly immediately extremely

Write what part of speech the underlined word is 1. I like dogs very much. _______ 2. Elena is very pretty. ______, ______, ______ 3. My city is big! ______, ______ 4. We fly to Dubai this summer. ______, ______ 5. That building is big and it is designed beautifully. ______, _____, ________

1. verb 2. noun, adverb, adjective 3. pronoun, adjective 4. pronoun, verb 5. noun, pronoun, adverb

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