Part of

Speech
Taught by
Nimit Kumwapee

Structure
Morphemes un-, bi Words
Phrases
Clauses
Sentences
Paragraph
The boy, who wears red shirt, is
talking to my mom in the next r
oom.

Nouns

Concrete Noun
Countable: student, teacher,
book (sing/plu)
Uncountable: sugar, water, milk
Abstract Noun: Love, honesty,
beauty
Proper Noun: Nimit

Functions
The dog barks.
(Subject)
A man hit the dog.
(Object)
This is a dog.
(Complement: V.
to be)
A man gives a bone to the dog.
(Object of preposition)

Exercises

She is sitting on the chair.

I like dogs.
Theyre students from Kasetsart
University
Your shirt is beautiful.
History is a boring subject.
I lost my bag.
This book looks interesting.
He is a very good boy.
I walk to school everyday.
Bats are mammals.

Verbs
Transitive verb
tell, give, show, eat + object
Intransitive verb
walk, rest, come, verb to be
( complement)

Finite and Non-Finite Verbs

I want to sleep.
Finite
Non- finite
1. Infinitive
- With to
- Without to
You must let me go.
I want you to know.

Functions of Non-Finite
Verb
Noun
Reading is good for children.
To love is to understand.
Modifier
They go to work.
Please show me the way to play this
game.
Adjective
Participle

 Gerund ( V-ing)
I like reading.
She goes shopping.

Participle
Present participle

Kate is reading.
She was reading an interesting
book.

Past participle

The chair was broken.

It was a cry from the broken heart.

Exercises
Are those new running shoes?
Dont even think about buying that dress!
The man wanted to laugh.
Oriental people cannot change some of their
deep-rooted believes.
Four men arrested in Borneo over the stabbing
of two British medical students have "admitted
their crime", according to Malaysian police.
He said: "Our priority is supporting the families
and our students who are still here, and we are
working with the authorities to ensure they ca
n return home as soon as possible

Pronouns
Personal
Pronouns

Possessive
Adjective and
Pronouns
Subje Objec Adjectiv Pronoun
ct
t
e
I
You
He,
she,
it
We

Reflexive
Pronouns

Me
My
Mine
Myself
You
Your
Yours
Yourself
Him, His, her,
His,
Himself,
her,
its
Hers, Its Herself, Itself
it
Us
Our
Ours
Ourselves

 Demonstrative Pronouns (Indicate)

this, that, these, those,
Indefinite Pronoun
Others, both, many, all, some, any, few, each,
several, etc.
Relative and Interrogative Pronouns
who, whose, whom, that which, what
The man, who came last night, is my
teacher.
Who is the most beautiful person?

Exercises
Where
Who

He
My

Your
That

Me
Both

Their
Her

1. This is ____ new car. Ive just bought it last

week.
2. Could you give me _____ number?
3. I remember ____. She is my neighbor.
4. Please tell _____. What is my fault?
5. This is my pen. ______ is yours.
6. _____ stole my shoes?
7. My children are really smart. ______ GPAs
are very high.
8. You like tea, not coffee, but I like ____.
9. Tobys dog is very loyal. ____ waits for him
everyday.

Adjective
Positive
- Modify noun
tall, short,
I am a beautiful teacher.
smart
- Complement (Linking Verb)
Comparative
I feel bad and sad.
Taller than
I am intelligent.
Superlative
The cake tastes delicious.
the tallest
I like this interesting movie, Lone
Survivor.
I am bored, but I am not boring.

Exercises
I like that pretty girl.
Call me if you have any serious problem.
This limited-edition DVD includes the
deleted scene.
The dead man cannot talk.
Star Wars is my favorite film.
I want to escape from this boring routine.
Big cities usually have social problems.
The Amazon River is crystal clear.
The better life is not out of reach.

Adverb
Modify Verb, Adjective, and Adverb itself
(not noun)
She cries heavily.
It is terribly cold.
He snored very loudly.
That is a fast car. He runs fast.

Conjunctive Adverb
(connect two or more sentences to show
relation)
He felt sick; therefore, he cancelled his
interview.

Exercises
Unfortunately, the bank closed at three
today.
The midwives waited patiently through a
long labor.
She move quite slowly from the aisle.
My old car broke down yesterday. I hope
it can be fixed (cheap/cheaply)
Stings a (marvelous/marvelously) singer.
He broke the news to her (gentle/gently)
Ice-cream sales rose (steep/steeply)

Conjunction
Used to connect words, phrases or clauses.
Coordinate conjunctions (weighted
equally: Parallelism)
- and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet
- correlative conjunction
(bothand; eitheror; neither nor; wheth
er or; not only but also)
Examples
King and Queen
Reading books but thinking about the movie.
Either you can go or you can stay.

 Subordinate conjunctions
- connect (dependent clauses) with
main clause
The teacher who is teaching English is
very beautiful.
I had left the class before the teacher
came.

Exercises
The sun is warm, yet the air is cool.
What will you do after we finish this class?
He got up late so he missed the class.
Either you or me will go.
She is neither tolerant nor intelligent.
Because it was cold, I wore my winter coat.
I love you but you dont love me,
Call me if you want to.
She is not only clever, but also hardworking.

Preposition
Connect sentence with word or phrase
To modify the forepart of the sentence
(Prep. + noun only)
The book is on the shelf.
My friend is interested in him.
I come from Thailand.
Some from Adv.
we met each other before.
They are sitting before the counter.

Exercises
This is the best car of the year.
Hundreds of thousands of people died in WWII.
All of us live under the same sky.
There were a lot of conflicts between America
and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The book is leaning against the table.
The children climbed the mountain without
fear.
The dog is hiding under the porch because it
knows it will be punished for chewing up a new
pair of shoes.

Sentence
Subject and Predicate
- subject does action.
- predicate tells something about the subject.
The audience littered the theater floor
with torn wrappings and spilled popcorn.
As the poisonous snake came into view
and slithered in our path, Ralphs eyes dilate
d with fear.
The evil computer virus spread rapidly
through all the Internet sites like the plague.

Sentence
1. Simple sentence (1 core part)
I am a M. 6/12 student.
This interestingly difficult work is really suitable
for you.
2. Compound sentence (2 simple sentences)
( S.S. + coordinate conjunctions + S.S.)
I am a M. 6/12 student, and a 18 year-old boy.
You are not only smart but also kind.
3. Complex sentence (1 independent and 1
dependent clause)
If I dont have an appointment tonight, I will certa
inly be with you.

Sentence
4. Compound Complex sentence
( 2 or more independent clauses and
1 more dependent clause)
2 complex sentences linked by
coordinate conjunction
(The security guards chased the skat
eboarders off the property, but they c
ouldnt catch them) after the boys sc
aled over a high fence.

clauses
Independent clause
Dependant clause
1) I am the most beautiful person in this
world.
2) When you are pretty like me
Exercise 1:
I am just a little boy and an only child. When I
was nine, I went to my friends house in anoth
er part of the city. I was told to be really beau
tiful, so I said thank you back to them.

Types of clauses
He loves me because I am a good girl.
Main clause : He loves me.
Subordinate clause : Because I am a good girl.
Exercise
1. When its over, I will go back.
2. Though I can choose a better life, I prefer th
e present one.
3. She said she had a headache, then she left t
he room.
4. It is you who have to study more.
5. Meg raised her eyebrows and said nothing.

Adjective clause
Nimit wears beautiful dress.
Nimit wears beautiful dress (that he
bought yesterday)
Subject adjective clause
Objective adjective clause
Possessive adjective clause
Location Time and Reason
adjective clause

Subject Adjective
Clauses

The handsome man who lives next

door has an expensive car.
1. The handsome man has an
expensive car.
2. The handsome man lives next door
.
HUMANS
ANIMALS
I like the
man who is sitting
over&there.
THINGS
Who, that

Which, that

Objective Adjective
Clauses

The turkey that my father cooked was delicious.

HUMANS

ANIMALS &
THINGS
The people
we invited
to dinner
loved
Who,whom
whom,
Which,
that,
--- the
turkey.
that, ---

The people who we invited to dinner loved the

turkey.
The people that we invited to dinner loved the
turkey.
The people we invited to dinner loved the turkey.

Possessive Adjective
Clauses
The woman whose car I borrowed is my
friend.
The dog whose leg is broken is getting
better now.

aLeRT Adjective
Clauses
He always tell me the reason why he loves me.
This is the building where we are going to be in.
I always remember the day when were still
together.

Exercise
1. Chewing with her mouth open is one
reason why Fred cannot stand sitting acro
ss from his sister.
2. The vegetables that people often leave
uneaten are usually the most nutritious.
3. I know the man whose bicycle was stolen.
4. This is the valley where the tribe resided.
5. This is the day when we get the signal.
6. Anyone who wants to get the news can
listen to the message.

More

--Using relative pronoun (whom, which) as object of

preposition
V. with P.P. : talk to, talk about, concern with, etc.
1. The man whom we talked about will come tonight.
The man about whom we talked will come tonight.
2. The country which I was born in is Japan.
The country in which (where) I was born is Japan.
*** cannot place before that
--Noun+ Prepositional phrase + adjective clause
The film about Nimit Kumwapee that I saw is the best.
--Children who do not brush their teeth with get caries.
--Ana, who is my good friend, comes from Canada.

 1. Florida residents (who, that) live in

populated areas can find good restaurants.
2. Some people choose restaurants (that, w
hich) are located nearby.
3. For those (who, whom) like seafood, ther
e is a wide variety. 4. Fred likes to go to res
taurants (that, who) are located near his ho
me.
5. He has found many local restaurants (wh
o, that) serve delicious dinners.
6. Some people will drive to a restaurant (th
at, which) is located far away.
7. My best friend, (who, which) lives in Tam
pa, drives eighty miles to a restaurant in Orl
ando. 8. She likes the Hard Rock Caf, (who

Adverb clauses