Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”

Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on Parts of Speech and Syntax

PARTS OF SPEECH & SYNTAX IDENTIFICATION

Estudiante:
MARGARITA MARIA BOTERO PEREZ

Presentado al docente:
LIC. CÉSAR AUGUSTO LARA SÁNCHEZ

Tema:
PARTS OF SPEECH & SYNTAX IDENTIFICATION

CORPORACION UNIVERSITARIA DEL CARIBE (CECAR)

FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y EDUCACION

LICENCIATURA EN INGLES

SEXTO SEMESTRE CARTAGO VALLE

2021

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz
 Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”
Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on Parts of Speech and Syntax

PART A

Right below you are going to find an excerpt adapted from a story called “Eveline” written by
James Joyce. Your task is to identify the parts of speech we have studied so far. To do this, you
are going to highlight the parts of speech with different colors in the following way:

Nouns and subject pronouns = Green

Verbs = Yellow

Determiners = Blue

Object, possessive and relative pronouns = Grey

She sat at the window watching the evening enter the avenue. Her head was leaning against the
window curtains, and in her nostrils was the odor of dusty cotton cloth. Eveline was tired.

Few people passed, the man out of the last house passed on his way home; she heard his
footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement. Once there used to be a field where they used
to play every evening with other people’s children. Then, a man from Belfast bought the field,
and he built houses on it. Those houses were not like their little brown houses; they were bright
brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field.

She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects, which she had dusted once a week
for so many years. Eveline always wondered where on Earth all that dust came from. Perhaps
she would never see again those familiar objects from which she had never dreamed of being
divided.

She was about to explore another life with Frank. Frank was very kind, manly and openhearted.
She was to go away with him by the night boat to be his wife and to live with him in Buenos
Aires, where he had a home waiting for them. How well she remembered the first time she had
seen him! He was lodging in a house on the main road where she used to visit. It seemed a few
weeks ago.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz
 Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”
Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on Parts of Speech and Syntax

Part B

You are going to read a short excerpt adapted from a story called “HELP!” written by Phillip
Prowse. Your task is to identify the following parts of speech (adjectives, adverbs and
prepositions). To do this, you are going to highlight the parts of speech with different colors as
follows:

Adjectives = blue // Adverbs = green // Prepositions = yellow

Note: Prepositions that are part phrasal or two-word-verbs (e.g. “get up”) should not be
highlighted.

I tried to change Chip’s changes, but I couldn’t do anything. If I

changed a word of the text, Chip would immediately notice. So I
started work again. I worked arduously all morning and I didn’t
have any breakfast. I wrote and wrote extensive lines, and Chip
came on the screen with more help from time to time.

I was very thirsty. Then, I heard something in the kitchen. It was a

loud noise. There was probably someone in the kitchen! I got up
and walked slowly to the kitchen door. I opened the heavy door
quickly. There was no one there, but in the microwave there was
a hot cup of coffee. Wow! I really wanted a cup of coffee but I was
afraid. Was there someone else in the flat? I looked in all the
rooms carefully; but I was alone there. I took the coffee and went
back to the computer… At two in the afternoon I heard another
strange noise in the kitchen. I got up and ran through the hall to
the kitchen. I opened the microwave door slowly and I found
provocative meal- spaghetti. I sat down and ate it. I wasn’t
nervous this time.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz
 Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”
Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on Parts of Speech and Syntax

PART C

Complete the following table by providing a suitable example for each syntactic feature:

SYNTACTIC FEATURE EXAMPLE

1. Clausal sentence I studied English yesterday all day, My baby
was really sad.
2. Compound sentence I want pizza, but my husband wants hot
dog.
3. Canonical clause The secretary took the key.
4. Non canonical clause The key was taken by the secretary.

5. Declarative statement Lilly loves gardening

6. Interrogative statement Are you feeling better?
7. Verb phrase We left out the trash for pickup.
8. Noun phrase Man proposes, but God disposes.
9. Adjective phrase Please wash the dishes in the sink.
10. Adverb phrase Jack will sit quietly.
11. Determinative phrase An apple is a healthy snack
12. Preposition phrase Mark is going out with that beautiful woman.
13. Preterite statement I finished my homework and then I went to
bed.
14. 3rd Singular present statement It stays in one place and you always know
where it is.
15. Plain present statement She works a lot.
16. Plain form statement I study every day at home.
17. Gerund – participle statement Margarita spent all her money, buying things
for her kids.
18. Past participle statement I phoned my mom to tell her I had stopped
smoking.
19. Prepositional phrase dependent on verb We have to wait for the bus.
20. Prepositional phrase dependent on noun Your sister rang while you were at the shop.
21. Prepositional phrase dependent on adjective The little girl with the blue dress ate the
pudding.
22. Prepositional phrase dependent on adverb The fire alarm rang before class.
23. Clausal negation He doesn´t believe I’m a teacher.
24. Sub – clausal negation she had no idea about me.
25. Declarative statement My baby is sick.
26. Closed interrogative statement Do you think I should go home or stay a
little longer?
27. Open interrogative statement When do you go out?.
28. Exclamative statement What a nice dress you are wearing today!
29. Imperative statement You tell me what you think.
30. Active voice statement The chicken crossed the road.
31. Passive voice statement My favorite song is sung by Whitney
Houston.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz