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"There is no education like adversity." Disraeli, Endymion 1 Purpose of presentation: This presentation provides a very basic introduction to the concept of parts of speech in language. Actually, the study of parts of speech can be quite complicated and involved, but the purpose of this presentation is to give the students a working vocabulary and a way to improve their grasp of grammar. 2 In the English language . . . There are nine parts of speech . . . Nouns Verbs It is important to Pronouns understand that every word in a sentence has a job to Adjectives do, a role in the sentence. Adverbs Conjunctions Articles Prepositions Interjections Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 3 Noun:person, place,thing or quality Person: Mr. Garcia likes to eat spinach. Place: Mission is an old town. Thing: To cook you need a couple of pots. Quality: Honesty is a great value to possess. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 4 Verb: shows action or state of being Action: He was running through the forest. State of being: He was sad that particular morning. 5 Helping verbs Helping words that allow the verb to make sense. Examples: be, is, are, have, do, does, can, will, must, etc. Ex. Small fish are eaten by big fish. Ex. He is watching T.V. 6 Pronoun: takes the place of a noun Antonin was studying for the mid-term exam when he realized that it was three o’clock in the morning. Examples: I, my, she, he, it, them, their, everyone, etc. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 7 Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun The beautiful woman only wanted a couple of pairs of shoes. The rainy day made us even sadder. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 8 Adverb: describes a verb adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened. Many end in “ly” The little girl walked happily through the park. The orphan hungrily ate the hot stew. 9 Conjunctions: words that join words, phrases or sentences Manuel and Marisol loved to cook. You will go to school, or you will fail. I am happy because I just received my check. It has been cloudy since the morning. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 10 Article: There are only three articles--the, a , an (Actually, articles are adjectives and not a different part of speech) The bicycle was not only red but shiny. A yellow moon always appears in October. An excellent student, Armando passed all his exams. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 11 Preposition: A word or phrase that shows the relationship between the noun that it takes as an object and some other word in the sentence. The cat was on the table. The dog was under the table. These are some common prepositions: For on to up at under above toward With between in behind From upon into off 12 Prepositional Phrase: a phrase consisting of a preposition and an object. Example: She ran around the room. The dog was under the table. He hid behind the door. 13 Interjections: expressive words Wow, you knocked that ball out of the park. Oh, you really need to take care of yourself. Huh, what did you say? Ah, now I understand the problem. 14 Identify each word in the following sentence The beautiful queen was walking slowly on the cool lawn, and she was reading a long book about knights and kings which she enjoyed. 15 The beautiful queen was walking slowly article adjective noun verb verb adverb on the cool lawn, and she was reading a preposition article adjective noun conjunction pronoun verb verb article long book about knights and kings which adjective noun preposition noun conjunction noun preposition she enjoyed. Pronoun verb Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 16 Assignment: Identify parts of speech 1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty woman at the party. 2. The king did not know if he was going to make the cake, and he was afraid to tell the queen. 3. The thin waitress told the customers that they desperately needed to go on a diet. 4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a pound. 5. This quiz was a piece of cake. 17