1. Learning strategies I
Learning about words

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. ADVERBS Ly Vitally Efficiently Highly possibly WORD CLASS SUFFIX
EXAMPLES
ADVERBS Ly
Vitally
Efficiently
Highly
possibly

7. 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

8. 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