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MD. NAZMUL HUDA
ID: M190102940
Batch : 9th
Presentation’s Topic:

WORD CLASS
(SYNTAX)
 What is Word Class?
Death Classification of a sentence.

Modern Concept of Parts of Speech.

 Types and Kinds of Word Class

5 types 2 kinds
1.Noun Phrase 1.Open class
2.Verb Phrase 2.Closed class
3.Adjective Phrase
4.Adverbial Phrase
5.Preoposotional Phrase
 Noun Phrase
A noun that
appears with
some other
words which
function to
modify that
noun.
Example of noun Phrase

Noun Noun Phrase

 Student  Smart student
 The smart student
 The smart and
diligent student
 The very smart and
diligent student
 The very smart and
diligent Bangladeshi
student
 Consists Two things
1)Main verb 2) A helping verb
Example: The brown cow is Jumping
over the rusty fence.
 For More Idea
A verb phrase can be thought of like a boy and raft.

Main Verb

Helping Verb

The boy(main verb) could float in the water by

himself…. But the raft(helping verb) makes it
better for him.
 Describes a
noun/pronoun in a
sentence.
Consists of an
adjective + any
modifier
Gives more
information
Can include
Adjectives
Adverbs(Modifiers)
Conjunctions
 Examples of Adjective Phrase

1. The black and white box was the Pride of her

collection.

2. The days are becoming increasingly longer.

3. She saw three sleek gold sports-cars.

4. Give me two very good reasons why not!

Does the work
of an adverb and
plays the role of
telling us when ,
where , why or
how an event
occurred.
Can include
Pre-modifiers
Adverb(Head)
Post-modifiers
 Pre-Modifiers

He runs very fast

You walk more slowly than me

Post modifiers

He works hard enough to pass the exam

Draws a
relationship
between a Noun or
Pronoun and other
words in a sentence.
Includes a
preposition , it’s
object and any
modifiers of the
object.
Function as either
adjective phrase or
adverb phrase.
 As Adjective Phrase
 The boy with him is his son.
 You can use the broom behind you to
sweep the floor.

As Adverb Phrase
 When you get to the sign, take a left.
 We climbed up the hill to see the view.
 2 kinds of word class
• House >noun (a thing, concept)
• Speak >verb (an action, event)
• Nice >adjective(a description of a
noun)
a nice house
• Angrily >adverb ( a description of a
verb)
He spoke angrily
 Open Classes
•The big classes (Nouns, Verbs,
Adjectives and Adverbs)

Features:
•Lexical meaning
•New words can be added
Coinage, other word formation
Loanwords
Closed Classes
•The smaller classes ( Articles,
Pronouns, Prepositions,
Conjunctions, Discourse
markers)
Features:
•Grammatical function
•New words can not be added
easily
 Examples of Closed Classes
 In the house >Preposition
 You and I >Conjunction (Co.)
 If you go…. >Conjunction(Sub)
 The house >Article(definite)
 You and I > Pronoun(Personal)
 Who? >Pronoun(Inter.)
 Well, I thought…. >Discourse marker
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