COURSE: INTRO.

TO ENG LANGUAGE
LESSON 7: WORD CLASSES
(ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS)

TUTOR: CHARLES DJORBUA

COURSE CODE: EBC 126
COLLEGE: PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION, AKROPONG-AKUAPEM

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 Introduction
LESSON DESCRIPTION

This lesson is intended to discuss the different

types of adverbs and prepositions that are used
in the English language.

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 LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOME
OUTCOMES
By the end of the lesson, the student should
be able to:

Demonstrate basic knowledge and

understanding of English word-forms
and how they are used to create
meaning (NTS 2c, 13)

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 LEARNING
By the endINDICATORS
of the lesson, the student should be
able to:

 Identify
and describe different types of
meaningful word-forms in English (NTS 2c,
13).

 To describe how English words are formed.

 Explain
how words are put together to form
meaningful sentences in English (NTS 2c,
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 REVISION

 Mention and explain with examples three

types of adjectives in English.

 Mention and explain with examples four types

of verbs.

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 INTRODUCTION
Introduction
ADVERB
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an
adjective and an adverb. It adds more
information about the place, time, manner etc
to a verb.

e.g. slowly, beautifully, here, always, often,

tomorrow, yesterday etc

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 TYPES OF
IntroductionADVERB
Adverb of Manner
 This type of adverb tells how something is
done. It answers the question "how'.
Examples:
 fast, quickly, slowly, quietly, softly, silently,

happily, beautifully, kindly, etc.

 Ama walks slowly.

 She sang the National Anthem beautifully.
 Owusu entered the room quietly.
 He did the work nicely.

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 TYPES OF ADVERB
Introduction
Adverb of Time
 This type of adverb tells when something is
done. It answers the question "when?"
 
 Examples: now, tomorrow, yesterday, soon,

last week, this morning, next month.

 My father came to our school yesterday.

 We will write the examination next week.
 Will she come to school tomorrow?
 Come here now!

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 TYPES OF ADVERB
Literature Review
Adverb of Place
 These adverbs tell where something
happens. They answer the question
"where?"
 Examples: here, there, downstairs,

backwards, outside, inside, above, below.

 My friends are outside.

 They are playing the ball there.
 Come here!
 He has gone upstairs.
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 TYPES OF
Problem ADVERB
Statement
Adverb of frequency
 These adverbs answer the question of "how
often?"
 Examples: always , often, regularly, rarely,

seldom.

 Always go to school early.

 My elder brother rarely visits me at school.
 Owusu attends church regularly.

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 TYPES
Scope OF ADVERB
/ Delimitation
Adverb of degree
 This type of adverb tells to what extent
something is done. Examples: very,
extremely, rather, too, quite, considerably,
totally, fairly.

 She walks very slowly.

 Ama is extremely beautiful.
 I am totally exhausted.
 He is quite handsome.
 She is fairly good at English.

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 TYPES OF
Purpose ADVERB
of Study
Comparative Adverbs

 Adverbs form their comparatives and

superlatives just like adjectives.

Example:
 Word comparative form Superlative form
 Fast Faster Fastest
 Early Earlier Earliest
 Quietly more quietly most quietly
 Badly Worse Worst
 Late Later Latest
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 PREPOSITION
Research Questions
 
 A preposition is a word or group of words
used especially before a noun or a pronoun to
show place, direction, time, etc.

Examples:
 In, from, to, at, on, by, across

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 TYPES OF PREPOSITION
Research Questions
Simple Prepositions

 1. Prepositions of Direction
 These kinds of preposition indicate

movement to and from one place to another.

 e.g. from, into, onto, off, out of, towards,

through

 Jonathan goes to school everyday.


Please, put the oranges into the box
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 TYPES OF PREPOSITION
Significance of the Study
Prepositions of Position
 These prepositions indicate the position of

something. Some of these prepositions are:

above, behind, at, below, in, inside, under,
over.
 He played the ball over the goal post.

 Araba sits behind me in class.

 The teacher is in his office.

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 TYPES OF PREPOSITION
Introduction
Preposition of time
 These prepositions answer the question of

"when". Some of them are: at, between, during,

throughout, from.

 The competition will take place between June

and July.

 During Christmas, a lot of accidents occur.

 Kojo will sit for his examination in October.

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 TYPES OF PROPOSITION
Introduction
Complex Prepositions

 Complex prepositions are prepositions made

up of a simple preposition followed by a noun
and then followed by another simple
preposition.

 Examples: In addition to, in charge of, in spite

of, in front of, with regard to, by dint of, as a
result of, in accordance with.

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 TYPES OF PROPOSITION
Introduction
 Konadu is in charge of that shop.

I paid my class fees in accordance with the

school regulations.

 Who is in front of Owusu?

Imanaged to go to university by dint of hard

work

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 CONCLUSION
Introduction
 An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective
and an adverb. It adds more information about the
place, time, manner etc to a verb.

 There are types of adverb such as adverbs of manner,

time, place, degree, frequency, etc.

 A preposition is a word or group of words used

especially before a noun or a pronoun to show
place, direction, time, etc.

 There two types: simple preposition and complex

preposition
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ASSIGNMENT

1. Explain four different types of adverbs with

examples.

2. Identify three different types of prepositions

and explain them with examples.

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 References

 Roberts, R. (1997).Discover Elementary

English Grammar. Watford: MFP
Publications

 Thomson, A. J. and Martinet A. V. (1991).A

Practical English Grammar. London: Oxford
University Press.

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End of Presentation
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