By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A.
(eslwideworld.com)
Nouns: Names persons, places, things, or abstract
ideas
|
Henry |
Canada |
fork |
love |
Adjectives: Describes nouns or
pronouns.
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blue, big, dark, . . . (a, an, & the are special
adjectives called articles) |
Pronouns: Takes the place of nouns.
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I, He, she, it, whatever, they, them, . . . |
Verbs: Two types -- Tells either what a noun does
(action verb) or its state of being (linking verb).?Verbs are conjugated into five classes: The first three are the
principle forms.
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Present (I, you & plural) |
past |
past
participle |
present participle |
s-form (singular form) |
|
run speak live |
ran spoke lived |
ran spoken lived |
running speaking living |
runs speaks lives |
Adverbs: Describes or answers a question
about verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.?They express time, manner, place, or degree:
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very, well, now, quickly ? See adverb chart ?next page |
Prepositions: Gives the relationship (spatial or
temporal (time)) between two nouns:
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in, by, to, on, since, . . . |
Connecting words
are prepositions and conjunctions.
Conjunctions: Joins words, phrases, or clauses:
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and, but, because, nor, . . . see table of conjunctions p. 57 |
Interjections: Expresses emotion:
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wow! |
Gee! |
Oh my God! |