LERATO NTSASA'S SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION 2.pptx
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The document discusses the five main parts of speech: verbs, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, and adjectives. Verbs describe actions, nouns name people, places and things, pronouns take the place of nouns, adjectives describe nouns, and adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs by providing information about manner, time and place. Each part of speech is defined and examples are provided.
LERATO NTSASA'S SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION 2.pptx
- 1. PARTS OF SPEECH Ms. NTSASA
- 2. DID YOU KNOW? 9/27/2023 ACCORDING TO GRAMMARLY BLOG, EVERY WORD IN ENGLISH CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS ON OF THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH. AND THE TERM PART OF SPEECH REFERS TO THE ROLES WORD PLAYS IN A SENTENCE. THESE ROLES WERE DESIGNED TO WORK TOGETHER . SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 2
- 3. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH, TODAY WE ARE GOING TO COVER 5 OF THEM : VERBS, NOUNS, PRONOUNS,ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES. 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 3
- 4. VERBS VERBS ARE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SPECIFIC ACTIONS. THEY ARE FOUND IN THE PREDICATE OF THE SENTENCE. EXAMPLE : (a) Run as fast as you can! (b) Go, buy the bread. The words in italics are verbs as they describe a specific action. We also have linking verbs (they connect subject to a noun and modal verbs) Helping verbs or modal verbs (they add meaning to the main verb in a sentence by showing ability, permission and obligation. 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 4
- 5. Nouns are the naming words. Any word that names a person, an object or a place is considered a noun. (a) Example : a student, a basketball court, Johannesburg WE HAVE PROPER, COMMON , COUNTABLE AND NON COUNTABLE NOUNS. PROPER : a specific name of a place, a person or a thing. It is always capitalized. COMMON : can be divided into 3 subtypes, concrete, abstract and collective nouns. COUNTABLE : nouns that can be counted, like numbers. NON-COUNTABLE : cannot be counted, like sand, air, wealth etc. NOUNS 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 5
- 7. A PRONOUN IS A WORD THAT TAKES A PLACE OF ONE OR MORE NOUN. THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED PRONOUNS ARE PERSONAL PRONOUNS, BECAUSE THEY REFER TO A PLACE OR PEOPLE. EXAMPLE OF PRONOUNS : HE, SHE , THEY , WE, US, THEM, HER, HIM,I AND YOU. WE HAVE SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS : SUBJECT PRONOUNS ARE USED AS THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE ( COMES BEFORE A VERB) OBJECT PRONOUNS ARE PRONOUNS THAT RECEIVE THE ACTION IN THE SENTENCE (COMES AFTER A VERB ) WHAT ARE PRONOUNS ? 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 7
- 8. ADJECTIVES ARE THE WORDS THAT DESCRIBES NOUNS. THEY ANSWER QUESTIONS SUCH AS : WHAT KIND? HOW MANY? WHICH ONE ? An adjective modifies a noun. ( The small cat is hungry) . In this example, the adjective is in italics and the noun that modifies it is noy in highlighted or in bold. ADJECTIVES 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 8
- 9. CAN YOU THINK OF YOUR FAVOURITE TV SHOW? How would you explain it to me or someone who might not know it? Funny? Interesting? 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 9
- 10. ADVERBS MANNER, PLACE AND TIME 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 10
- 11. ADVERBS ARE WORDS THAT DESCRIBES AN ADJECTIVE, VERB OR ADVERB. MOST ADVREBS TELLS US WHERE, HOW AND WHERE SOME THINGS ARE DONE . THEY DESCRIBE THE MANNER, TIME AND THE PLACE OF AN ACTION. EXAMPLES : MANNER : he ran quickly TIME : we are going out tonight PLACE : they built a house nearby 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 11
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- 14. REFERENCES : D Proffitt (2010. _Verbs_. Available on 際際滷Share at /proffittd/verbs- 5376786 (Accessed 19 August 2023) J Maria (2013). _Adverbs_. Available on 際際滷Share at /josemariap79/adverbs-18413210 (Accessed 19 August 2023) M Mendez (2016)._Parts of speech_. Available on 際際滷Share at /629922011/grammar-1-1-parts-of-speech (Accessed 19 August 2023) N Elias (2010). _Pronouns_. Available on 際際滷Share at /narielias/pronouns-3590895 (Accessed 19 August 2023) R Priya (2014). _Adjective presentation_. Available on 際際滷Share at /renupriya94/adjective-presentation (Accessed 19 August 2023) 9/27/2023 SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 14
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