1 What’s in a sentence?

Revise

1 For questions 1–10, match the words in italic in the text with the parts of
speech A–J. ’ AK
A Adverb F Noun
B Adjective G Prepositional phrase
C Conjunction H Pronoun
D Definite article I Quantifier
E Indefinite article J Verb

(1) The teacher (2) walked cheerfully into the (3) classroom. She got a (4) small book
(5) out of her bag and started to read a story. (6) Most of the students quietened down
(7) immediately (8) and that made her pleased. (9) It was (10) an exciting story, but a
few students at the back didn’t enjoy it!

2 Find at least one more example for each part of speech in the text. ’ AK

3 For questions 1–4, choose the best option (A, B or C) to describe each
sentence. ’ AK
1 She teaches English.
A subject, verb, object
B subject, verb, complement
C subject, verb, adverbial
2 He teaches for three hours every day.
A subject, verb, object
B subject, verb, complement
C subject, verb, adverbial
3 He feels tired in the mornings.
A subject, verb, object, adverbial
B subject, verb, complement, adverbial
C subject, verb, adverbial, complement
4 The teacher gave the students a book.
A subject, verb, indirect object, direct object
B subject, verb, direct object, indirect object
C subject verb, adverbial, object

Research

4 First choose three parts of speech you would like to focus on. Then look
at a text in English and find as many examples of each part of speech as
you can.

Reflect

5 How important is it for teachers to know what the parts of speech are
called? How important is it for students to know what the parts of
speech are called? ’ AK

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