Transcript Parts of Speech, Word Order, and Capitalization

Miss Dana Shaaban
Eight Parts of Speech
NOUNS
VERBS
ADVERBS
CONJUNCTIONS
PRONOUNS
ADJECTIVES
PREPOSITIONS
INTERJECTIONS
Part of Speech
Function or "job"
Example words
Example sentences
Verb
action or state
(to) be, have, do, like,
work, sing, can, must
Google.com is a web site. I
like Google.com.
Noun
Thing, person, place
Adjective
describes a noun
a/an, the, 11, some, good,
big, red, well, interesting
My dog is big. I like big
dogs.
Adverb
describes a verb, adjective
or adverb
quickly, silently, well,
badly, very, really
My friend runs quickly.
When he is very scared, he
runs really quickly.
Pronoun
replaces a noun
I, you, he, she, some
Shaikha is Qatari. She is
beautiful.
Preposition
links a noun to another
word
to, at, after, on, but
We went to school on
Monday.
Conjunction
joins clauses or sentences
or words
and, but, when
I like dogs and I like cats.
I like cats and dogs. I like
dogs but I don't like cats.
Interjection
short exclamation,
sometimes inserted into a
sentence
oh!, ouch!, hi!, wow!
Ouch! That hurts!
Wow! Look at that sunset!
pen, dog, work, music, This is my dog. He lives in
town, Doha, teacher,
my house. We live in
Mohammad, supermarket
London.
IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH

1. Jawaher picked the yellow flower from her garden.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 2. He plays basketball very well.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 3. Yikes! I’m late for class!
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 4. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 5. Rashid bought his car from London.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 6. I like watching movies, but I hate scary ones!
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 7. Samar walked slowly to work today.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
 8. The cat plays outside in the garden.
a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adjective e. adverb f. preposition
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
g. conjunction i. interjection
WORD ORDER
ENGLISH WORD ORDER
ARABIC WORD ORDER
 SUBJECT/ VERB/ OBJECT
 VERB/ SUBJECT/ OBJECT
 Example:
 Example:
The boy ate the apple.
‫أكل الولد التفاحة‬
WORD ORDER
SUBJECT
VERB
OBJECT
I
play
football.
Ali
reads
books.
We
can speak
English.
Miss Lina
is singing
a nice song.
WORD ORDER
Time
Subject
Verb
Object
I
have
breakfast in the kitchen.
They
play
handball
My friend is swimming
Every
Saturday
Place
Peter
watches
in the gym
Time
every Monday.
in the pool.
TV
at home.
•Expressions of time can be put at the beginning or the end of a statement.
• At the end of the sentence: Place before Time
•NEVER put Place or Time between Verb and Object
Word Order Practice
 Which of the sentences below shows correct English word order?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
a. She speaks well English.
b. She speaks English well.
a. He in the living room sat.
b. He sat in the living room.
a. That is my pen. Give to me it.
b. That is my pen. Give it to me.
a. You played yesterday very well.
b. You played very well yesterday.
a. Sometimes I play tennis on Sunday.
b. I play sometimes tennis on Sunday.
CAPITALIZATION RULES
Capitalize the first letter of the word at the beginning of
each sentence. (Example: Nada went to the supermarket.
She bought some food.)
2. Capitalize the personal pronoun “I” (Example: Sara and I
are going to the movies today.)
3. Capitalize the first letter of the names of people, streets,
countries, cities, and brands (Example: Omar, Al Waab,
Qatar, Doha, Adidas/Gucci)
4. Capitalize the first letter of the names of days of the
week, months, and holidays (Example: Wednesday,
December, Ramadan)
5. Capitalize titles of address like Mr. for mister, Dr. for
doctor etc.. (more examples: Mrs./ Ms.)
1.
More Rules on Capitalization
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3.
4.
Capitalize the first letter of the names of languages,
nationalities, and religions. (Example: Arabic/English,
Qatari/American, Islam/Christianity)
Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence, even in the
middle of a sentence. (Example: My mother always used to say,
“Brush your teeth before you go to bed.”)
Capitalize family relationships when used instead of proper
names. (Example: I went to visit my Uncle Ahmad and Aunt
Fatma).
In titles (of books or papers), capitalize the first, last, and
important words. Do not capitalize articles, prepositions, or
conjunctions unless the title begins with them. (Example: War
and Peace, The Prophet, Catcher in the Rye)
Capitalization Exercises
 Correct the following sentences by capitalizing the
words where needed.
1. my next door neighbor, mrs. bishri, has a very large
garden.
2. sadly, i dropped my ice cream on the floor before i
could eat it.
3. “let’s go to the park,” said majed.
4. did you know lulwa was born on september 12, 1992?
5. my favorite play is julius caesar by willam
shakespeare.
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