General Writing

(week 1)

Sitti Hardianti, S.S.,M.A

Assessment and Syllabus
Parts of Speech
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
 Noun
Name a person, place, thing, or idea

Example:
Book, car, tree, love, dream, etc.
- This is my cat
- They live in Madrid
- That is your book? I find it on the table
 Pronoun
Take the place of noun/Replaces a noun

Example:
I, you, they, she, he, it, someone, myself, mine, etc
- He is very clever
- That book is mine
- Someone said you should be careful when driving the car
-That is your book? I find it yesterday
 Verb
Express action or a state of being

Example :
Study, come, take, sleep, watch, wash, cut, etc
- Come in please
- please, be quite
- Take the money, and go away
 Adjective
Describe a noun

Example :
fat, funny, small, big, good, ect
- Have you seen Ayat’s new movie? It’s fabulous!
- I really like her performance, it’s so great!
 Adverb
Describe or modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Example:
Silently, badly, really, quickly, soon, ect
- You are absolutely clever
- My teacher speaks English fluently. He is very smart and he
writes really quickly too!
 Conjuction
Connect words, phrase, and clauses

Example:
and, but, or, nor, however, moreover, because, etc
- Lia, adam, and sinta are playing together in the park
- Yesterday I was sick, so I go to the doctor
- My siblings likes ice cream and pizza, but I don’t like them all
 Preposition
Is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time,
direction in a sentences

Example :
over, around, at, in, on, about, to, for, etc
- Paulo is around the garden
- There’s a bowl of strawberries on the table
- He fell asleep in the exam, yet he still got a good score.
 Interjection
Express surprise or other emotions

Example:
Oh!, Hi!, Wow!, Bravo!, Ops!, etc
- Wow! What a beautiful car!
- Hi, my name is Dian
- Ops!, I am sorry
 Task
Analysis part of speech on the song. (Minimal dua part of speech)

Example:
Go easy on (preposition) me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get (verb) the chance (noun) to
Feel (verb) the world around (preposition) me
I had no time to (preposition) choose (verb)