Parts Of Speech Presentation for communication skills, Exercises of Communication and Presentation Skills

Download Parts Of Speech Presentation for communication skills and more Exercises Communication and Presentation Skills in PDF only on Docsity! PARTS OF SPEECH Communication skills PARTS OF SPEECH 1. NOUN 2. PRONOUN 3. ADJECTIVE 4. VERB 5. ADVERB 6. CONJUNCTION 7. PREPOSITION 8. INTERJECTION KINDS OF NOUN 3. COMPOUND NOUNS: A COMPOUND NOUN IS A NOUN WHICH CONTAINS TWO OR MORE WORDS WHICH JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE A SINGLE NOUN IS CALLED COMPOUND NOUN. • EXAMPLES : CLASSROOM, PAPER CLIP 4. COLLECTIVE NOUNS: • A COLLECTIVE NOUN IS A NOUN WHICH REFERS TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR GROUP OF SOMETHING IN A SPECIFIC MANNER OR UNIT. • EXAMPLES : FAMILY , AUDIENCE, PEOPLE KINDS OF NOUN 5. CONCRETE NOUNS: A CONCRETE NOUN IS A NOUN WHICH CAN BE TOUCHED, SMELLED, SEEN, FELT OR TASTED. EXAMPLE: PLATE, WATER 6. ABSTRACT NOUNS: ABSTRACT NOUNS ARE THE NAMES OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN PERCEIVE OR RECOGNIZE WITH YOUR FIVE SENSES EXAMPLES : FREEDOM, LOVE 7. COUNTABLE NOUNS (BOOKS, CHAIR ETC) 8. UN-COUNTABLE NOUNS (WATER, SOIL ETC) 2. PRONOUNS A PRONOUN IS A WORD THAT TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN. EXAMPLES: I, ME, MY, YOU, YOUR, I SING LOUDLY IN THE ROOM 3. ADJECTIVE • AN ADJECTIVE IS A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN OR PRONOUN. IT TELLS WHAT KIND, HOW MANY, OR WHICH ONE. • EXAMPLE :ERIN HAS BLONDE HAIR • IN ABOVE EXAMPLE , BLONDE IS THE ADJECTIVE DEGREES OF ADJECTIVE • A POSITIVE ADJECTIVE IS A NORMAL ADJECTIVE THAT’S USED TO DESCRIBE, NOT COMPARE. • FOR EXAMPLE: “THIS IS GOOD SOUP” AND “I AM FUNNY.” • A COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE IS AN ADJECTIVE THAT’S USED TO COMPARE TWO THINGS (AND IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY THE WORD THAN). • FOR EXAMPLE: “THIS SOUP IS BETTER THAN THAT SALAD” OR “I AM FUNNIER THAN HER.” • A SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE IS AN ADJECTIVE THAT’S USED TO COMPARE THREE OR MORE THINGS, OR TO STATE THAT SOMETHING IS THE MOST. • FOR EXAMPLE: “THIS IS THE BEST SOUP IN THE WHOLE WORLD” OR “I AM THE FUNNIEST OUT OF ALL THE OTHER BLOGGERS.” KINDS OF ADJECTIVE • 1. DESCRIPTIVE: • DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES ARE USED TO DESCRIBE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS. • EXAMPLE: “THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS HAVE A NICE SMELL” GIVES US A LOT MORE INFORMATION, WITH TWO DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES. • 2. QUANTITATIVE: • QUANTITATIVE ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE THE QUANTITY OF SOMETHING. • EXAMPLE :HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE? “I ONLY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER.” • 3. DEMONSTRATIVE: • A DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE DESCRIBES “WHICH” NOUN OR PRONOUN YOU’RE REFERRING TO. • EXAMPLE :“WHICH BICYCLE IS YOURS?” “THIS BICYCLE IS MINE, AND THAT ONE USED TO BE MINE UNTIL I SOLD IT.” KINDS OF VERB • ACTION VERBS: • ACTION VERBS ARE VERBS THAT EXPRESS ACTION. EX: RUN, WALK, DO, DRIVE. • TRANSITIVE VERBS: • TRANSITIVE VERBS ALWAYS RECEIVE A DIRECT OBJECT: • RICHARD ANNOYS HIS BOSS SO MUCH THAT HE’LL NEVER GET A PROMOTION. (HIS BOSS IS THE DIRECT OBJECT OF ANNOYS AND A PROMOTION IS THE DIRECT OBJECT OF GET) • INTRANSITIVE VERBS: • INTRANSITIVE VERBS DO NOT NEED A DIRECT OBJECT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR MEANING. • IF CATHY CONTINUES TO BE LATE FOR WORK, THE BOSS WILL FIRE HER. (CONTINUES IS FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE (TO BE), WITH NO DIRECT OBJECT.) 5. ADVERB • A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB • EXAMPLE :THE MAN SAT ALONE. • ERIN RAN THE 5K QUICKLY KINDS OF ADVERB • ADVERBS OF TIME AN ADVERB OF TIME PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN A VERB TAKES PLACE. • EXAMPLE :WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW CAR. • ADVERBS OF PLACE ADVERBS OF PLACE ILLUSTRATE WHERE THE VERB IS HAPPENING • EXAMPLE: WE WENT INTO THE CAVE, AND THERE WERE BATS EVERYWHERE! • ADVERBS OF DEGREE ADVERBS OF DEGREE EXPLAIN THE LEVEL OR INTENSITY OF A VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR EVEN ANOTHER ADVERB. • EXAMPLE: I’ M SO EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW JAMES BOND MOVIE! KINDS OF CONJUNCTION COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: -EXAMPLES: AND, BUT, OR NOR, FOR YET SO. -EXAMPLES: YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK ON THE STREET OR THE SIDEWALK. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS: -EXAMPLES: BOTH AND, NOT ONLY, BUT ALSO, WHETHER…OR. -EXAMPLE: BOTH JIM AND ROBERTO WERE STANDING OUTSIDE. 8. INTERJECTION • AN INTERJECTION IS A WORD THAT SHOWS STRONG EMOTION. SUCH EXAMPLES ARE WOW!, OUCH!, HURRAY!, AND OH NO!