Transcript A-parts-of-speech_Preps

"There is no education like adversity."
Disraeli, Endymion
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In the English language . . .
There are nine parts of speech . . .
Nouns
Verbs
It is important to
Pronouns
understand that every word
in a sentence has a job to
Adjectives
do, a role in the sentence.
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Articles
Prepositions
Interjections
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Noun:person, place,thing or
quality
Person: Mr. Garcia likes to eat spinach.
Place: Mission is an old town.
Thing: To cook you need a couple of pots.
Quality: Honesty is a great value to
possess.
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Verb: shows action or state of
being
Action: He ran through the forest.
State of being: He was sad that
particular morning.
Being verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be,
being, been, had, have, has
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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)
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Subjective Case Pronouns Objective Case Pronouns
I
You
He, She, It
We
They
Who
Me
You (your)
Him, Her, It
Us
Them
Whom
Adjective: describes a noun
The beautiful woman only wanted a
couple of pairs of shoes.
The rainy day made us even sadder.
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Adverb: describes a verb,
adjective or another adverb
The little girl walked happily through the
park.
The orphan hungrily ate the hot stew.
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Conjunctions: words that join
words, phrases or sentences
Manuel and Marisol loved to cook.
You will go to school, or you will fail.
I am happy because I just received my check.
It has been cloudy since the morning.
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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.
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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.
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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
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@ Simple prepositions: Prepositions which
consists only one word.
e.g. in, on, at, with, against etc..,
@ Compound prepositions: Prepositions which
consists of two or more words.
e.g. instead of, in the middle of, by the side of
etc..,
Kinds of Prepositions
There are three types of prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Some prepositions show where something happens. They are
called prepositions of place.
Examples:Sanny was sitting under a tree.
There’s a wooden floor underneath the carpet.
Some geese flew over their house.
John and Sarah were hiding inside the wardrobe.
There was a tree beside the river.
I have a friend who lives in America.
Special Rules for Prepositions
of Place
In a country, area, state, city or
neighborhood
On the surface of a street or block
At a specific address or intersection of
two streets
Prepositions of Time
Some prepositions show when something happens. They are called
prepositions of time.
Examples:School starts at nine o’clock.
We’re going to the zoo on Saturday.
No, you can’t watch a video. It’s past your bedtime already.
I visited my grandparents during the summer.
You must finish the work by Friday.
I’ll do my homework before dinner.
Specific Rules for Prepositions
of Time
At, by or until a specific time
In a specific time period (year, month,
decade…etc.)
For a duration of time
Since a starting date or time
On a specific day or date
During a continuing time period
Prepositions of Direction
Some prepositions show where something is going.
They are called prepositions of direction.
Examples:-
The boys chased after each other.
The football rolled down the hill.
A man was walking his dog along the riverbank.
The freeway goes right through the city.
We were travelling towards Miami.
Special Rules for Prepositions
of Direction
In(to) and out of for small vehicles like
cars and chairs with arms
On and Off (of) for large vehicles (mass
transit) and armless chairs or any long
seat.
Other Special Rules
Between two, among three or more
From a starting point, to a destination
Towards a place, in the direction of
Into (entering) a place
In (inside) a place
On a surface
Off a surface
TRY THIS:
1. A cat was sitting _______the roof of my car. (place)
2. Some people were talking ___the movie. (time)
3. A man was coming____ us on his bike. (direction)
4. The party starts_____ six o’clock. (time)
5. She put the book ____her bag. (place)
6. We walked____ the street to the park. (place)
7. She keeps her slippers____ her bed. (place)
8. We always wash our hands ____meals. (time)
9. She ran ____the dog because she was frightened.
(direction)
Identify each word in the
following sentence
The beautiful queen was walking slowly
on the cool lawn, and she was reading a
long book about knights and kings which
she enjoyed.
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The beautiful queen was walking slowly
article
adjective
noun
verb
verb
adverb
on the cool lawn, and she was reading a
preposition
article
adjective
noun
conjunction
pronoun
verb
verb
article
long book about knights and kings which
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adjective
noun
preposition
noun
conjunction
noun
preposition
she enjoyed.
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Pronoun
verb
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Assignment: Identify parts of
speech
1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty
woman at the party.
2. The king did not know if he was going to make the
cake, and he was afraid to tell the queen.
3. The thin waitress told the customers that they
desperately needed to go on a diet.
4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a
pound.
5. This quiz was a piece of cake.
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