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Part of Speech
S Nsibande
Content
- Nouns
¢« Pronouns
« Verbs
* Adjectives
¢ Prepositions
* Conjuctions
¢ Interjections
are words used in place of nouns. As noun substitutes, pronouns provide variety and efficiency. Scott gave the book to Kelli so that Kelli could use the book to study. – With pronouns: Scott gave the book to Kelli so that she could use it to study. • Verbs , an occurrence, or a state of being. • Example: – Jason built an excellent Web site. – It has many links. ( – He is proud of it. generally link to the subject words that describe or rename it. – Some linking verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, and been. – Other linking verbs express the senses: feels, appears, tastes, sounds, seems, looks.
Answers
1. Stacy submitted her application to become a
management trainee. (Action verb)
2. Her resume is just one page long. (Linking verb)
3. She has been training to become a manager. (Verb
phrase)
4. Stacy feels bad that she will be leaving her current
colleagues. (Linking verb and verb phrase)
• Words that describe nouns or pronouns are called adjectives. • They often answer the questions What kind? How many? and Which one? • Adjectives usually precede nouns. • examples: – Small, independent businesses are becoming numerous. (What kinds of businesses?) – We have six franchises in four states. (How many franchises? How many states?) 1. Adjectives of Quality: - Shows the quality of the person or thing. (Nelspruit is a big city). - • Gives the number of persons or Things. • exmaples: – There are rooms in the house. – Few people can remain in this house. – There are books in this room. – Most of these mangoes are ripe. • Words that modify (describe or limit)the meaning of the verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs are adverbs. • Adverbs often answer the questions When? How? Where? and To what extent? • There are different types of adverbs. 1. Adverbs of time • They tell us when the action took place. • E.g I went for a movie yesterday – Lwazi finishes his tasks early – Thy will rehearse for the show tonight
