PARTS OF SPEECH

Noun – who? What? Dog, boy, laptop

Adjective – happy, steady, round
- possessive adjective - my , his, her + noun
Adverb – really, very, then (time when?, place where? , manner – how?)
Verb – do, get, like
- lexical verb – see, go, smile – I should have done it before!
- modal verbs – must, can, should
- auxiliary verb – do (do, does, did), have (have, has, had), be (am, is, are; was were) I’m a
teacher? I’m replacing my colleague teacher now
Preposition – at, about, off, in spite of, in (place, time, movement)- they appear before nouns
Conjunction – and, so, because, although, when
Interjection – oh, wow, ouch, ugh
Pronoun – used instead of a noun
– personal (he, I, we)
- possessive (mine, yours, hers) = possessive adjective + noun This is my house/ This is mine
- demonstrative – this, that, these, those + noun
Articles – a, the, an
Determiners – some, no, any, enough, ten apples – go before a noun

* Be careful!

1. Swimming is my hobby / She is swimming now.

2. I have bought a new mobile. / I have a sister
3. I like that book / I know that you’re tired
4. I have never seen a similar thing before/ Before dinner we usually go for a walk/ Wash your
hands before you start eating dinner.

Name the underlined parts of speech:

1. Please, turn on the light.

2. Feathers are so light that they seem to flow in the air.
3. Pastels are light colours.
4. Open the window and let the light in.
5. Light the candles on the birthday cake.
6. I want to go now!
7. She must be a stupid!
8. I helped him because I liked him.
9. My friend suggested that I should take a rest.
10. The man weighs 100 kilos.
11. I have to be very careful about my weight.
12. Weighing animals may sometimes be difficult as they are constantly moving.

Identify the parts of speech in the underlined words.

1. Every morning my grandma rocks in her rocking chair.

2. The college's geology department has a large rock collection.
3. You have to believe in yourself if you ever expect to be successful in something.
4. The weather was very cold.
5. My friend said, 'Oh, what a cold weather!'
6. He may be slow, but he can disappear in a hurry.'
7. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
8. After lunch let's go for a coffee.
9. I'll do it after I have finished my work.
10. The boys went inside to eat dinner.
11. I can work faster without any help.
12. As a candidate for senator, I am pleased to address such a respected audience.
13. Although the competition was stiff, my novel narrowly won the main prize in a prestigious
national contest.
14. Wow! Are we already there?
15. The picture fell from the table..

Ex 3.
1. Is it right to say that right wrongs no man?
2. One cannot right all the wrongs in the world.
3. Cure that cold with a drink of hot lemon before you go to bed.
4. Drink this quick! Don’t let it get cold!
5. Before the Fire, there had been a plague, the like of which had not been known before and has
not been seen since.
6. It is a common failing to suppose that we are not like other men, that we are not as other people
are.
7. As your doctor, I must warn you that the results of taking this drug may be very serious.
8. Growth in weight results in the development of muscles and fat.
9. Warm pan, sift dry ingredients and stir it well.
10. Dry hair thoroughly with warm towel and comb.