jueves, 2 de febrero de 2012



The eight parts of speech are very important when you want to write or say something  correctly.


Nouns


A noun is a name that is used to refer  to places, things, animals, qualities  or ideas.
Besides, it`s very important to mention that the nouns are divided into common nouns,proper nouns, abstract nouns,concrete nouns and collective nouns.

  • Common nouns are words for people,animals,places,or things.
  • Proper nouns are names for particular people,places, or things.they always begin with a capital letter.
  • Abstract nouns are names for qualities, characteristics, or ideas.
  • Concrete nouns are names for objects that can be perceived by the senses.
  • Collective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.

Examples:
1. Marta is reading an interesting book.
2. San Vicente is a beautiful place.
3. The computer is very useful for doing your homeworks.
4. The respect is very important that all people have it.


Pronouns:
The pronoun is a word that  sustitutes a common noun and proper noun, that is, you can write "it" to refer to a house or another thing.Also, you can use the pronouns "she,he, they" to refer to Silvia, Peter and parents.
There are different kinds of pronouns and theses are the following:


- Personal pronouns: 
The words I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called personal pronouns.They takes the places of a nouns and are used as the subject of the verb in a sentence.


- Interrogative pronouns: 
The words who,whom,whose,what, and which are called interrogative pronouns.These pronouns are used to ask questions.


- Demostrative Pronouns: 
The words this, these, that, and those are called demostrative pronoun.They are showing words.


- Relative prouns:
The words who,whose,that,whom and which are called relative pronouns. Theses are used to introduce subornate clauses.


- Infinitive pronouns:
Some words such as another, nobody and both among other are called infinitive pronouns. Theses refer generally,not specifically, to persons, places, or things.


Examples:
1. He had a good time in Suchitoto.He enjoyed see the beautiful lake.
2.They cut many trees in the forest.
3. I want to eat something very delicious.
4. She plays soccer everyday because this is her favorite sport.
5. My name is Ana. I am the youngest in the family.
6. This is the blouse that my mother gave me.
7. Who is this person?


Verbs:
The verb is very important in a sentence because this gives sense to the action that we do,that is, this has sense for itself.Moreover, we use it to demostrate how we feel.
Also, we should know that the action verbs  can or not take an object, that is to say, the verbs can be transitive verbs that take objects and intransitive verbs that express action without a object. Moreover, there are others verbs such as the linking verbs and verbs phrases.


Examples:
1. Laura was singing a nice song in a concert.
2. Ana was happy for her party.
3. Cindy was doing the English Grammar homework.
4. My cousin takes the dog for a walk  every morning.


Adverbs:
The adverb is very useful when we want to describe a verb, adjective or another adverb.
Besides that, there are different  types of adverbs and theses are the next:

  • The adverbs of manner describe the way to sometning is done.
  • The adverbs of time describe when something happens.
  • The adverbs of place tell you where something happens.



Examples:
1. Heriberto ate his lunch very quickly.
2. Maria oponed the door slowly because she was afraid.
3. Suddenly, the ray fell down on the tree.
4. Miraculously, he is with life.
5. I often study in the evening.
6. The children are playing downstairs.


Adjectives:
A adjective is a describing word.It tells you more about a noun.
If  you want to describe a person, place, animal, or something ,you need a adjective.Moreover, it´s important to know that a adjective could be before a noun or in another position.
 Examples:


1. My cousin  has blue eyes and she is very cute.
2. I  was in an interesting meeting yesterday.
3. My friend is amaible and very funny.
4. My niece`s hands are very small.


Conjuctions:
A conjuction is a linking word such as and, or, but. Conjuctions are used to connect words or sentences,that is, the conjuctions are very importat when you want to write a paragraph or sentences because  you have to join many words for a better presentation
Moreover, it`s important to mention that exist three kinds of conjuctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating.


Examples:
1. I studied very hard because I had a exam.
2. It was very cold, so we wore two sweaters.
3. I bought this blouse, but I didn`t like it.
4. Last night, I stayed home and read many books.


Prepositios:
A preposition is a word that connects one thing with another, showing how they are relate.
Some prepositions tell you about time and position or places.


Examples.
1. I lived in San Sebastian from 1991 to 2011.
2. My sister was born in 1993.
3. Carlos likes to go to beautiful places on weekend.
4. My cousins played soccer for three hours.


Interjections:
An interjection is word that express a sudden, strong feeling such as suprise,pain, or pleasure.That is to say, through of the interjections you can express your emotions.


Examples:
1. Oh, I really need to learn English very well because it`s very important for me.
2. Wow, you are the best singer that I have heard.
3. Ah, now I know that the parts of the speech are eight.
4. My classmate and I were at the library and she was talking too much, therefore, I told her: Ssh!


This sentence contains eight parts of speech:
Wow! This dress is very beautiful and it has my favorite color definitly, it`s perfect for me.


Video about eight parts of the speech.



Exercises for practicing the eight parts of speech.
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_quiz.htm







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