Download Parts of Speech - English Language - Lecture Slides and more Slides English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 1 "There is no education like adversity." Disraeli, Endymion Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 2 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. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 5 Verb: shows action or state of being Action: He was running through the forest. State of being: He was sad that particular morning. Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 6 Pronoun: takes the place of a noun Guillermo was studying for the mid-term exam when he realized that it was three o’clock in the morning. (There are actually many types of pronouns: personal, interrogative,demonstrative, indefinite, relative, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal) Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 7 Adjective: describes a noun 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 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 Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr. Spring 2002 STCC 12 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.
