2. Objectives:
● understand the different functions of
nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs,
● differentiate gerund, participles, and
infinitives
● and apply what you've learned in written
outputs and exercises
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3. 3
The old man was sitting
under a tree and
patiently waits.
7. NOUN
(1) subject
The party is over.
- WORD/S THAT REFERS TO THE NAME OF SPECIFIC
PERSON, THING, PLACE, OR EVENT
8. NOUN
(2) direct object
I threw a party for her.
- WORD/S THAT REFERS TO THE NAME OF SPECIFIC
PERSON, THING, PLACE, OR EVENT
9. NOUN
(3) subjective complement
- it follows a linking verb [is, are, was, were, am]
She is our president.
- WORD/S THAT REFERS TO THE NAME OF SPECIFIC
PERSON, THING, PLACE, OR EVENT
10. NOUN
(4) object of the preposition
I'm interested in ceramics.
- WORD/S THAT REFERS TO THE NAME OF SPECIFIC
PERSON, THING, PLACE, OR EVENT
prepositional phrase
11. NOUN
(5) appositive
- renames a noun (in between
commas)
My favorite instrument, kalimba,
has a relaxing sound.
- WORD/S THAT REFERS TO THE NAME OF SPECIFIC
PERSON, THING, PLACE, OR EVENT
13. ADJECTIVE
(1) describes a noun - usually placed before a
noun
The old man walks slowly.
- WORD/S THAT DESCRIBES OR
MODIFIES THE ASPECTS OF
NOUNS
nounadjective
15. ADVERB
(1) modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
- can be found before or after a verb, before an adjective or
adverb
It is made of an especifically brittle wood.
adjectiveAdverb
25. PARTICIPLE
- it refers to words in verb form that
functions as an adjective
A. Present Participle (verb+ing)
B. Past Participle (-ed, -en, irregular)
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
An interjection is a part of speech that demonstrates the emotion or feeling of the author. These words or phrases can stand alone, or be placed before or after a sentence. Many times, as within the examples of interjections below, you'll notice many interjections are followed by an exclamation point.
PREPOSITION a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”.
CONJUNCTION a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).
PRONOUN a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these appositive examples, all of which rename insect: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
lose – lost – lost.
TRAVELING, SUBJECT
2. SINGING, DIRECT OBJECT
3. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
4. SLEEPING, SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT
1. Swimming keeps me in shape.
2. Swimming in your pool is always fun.
3. Telling your father was a mistake.
4. The college recommends sending applications early.
5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period.
6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
5. swimming, subject
1. 2. Swimming in your pool is always fun.
3. Telling your father was a mistake.
4. The college recommends sending applications early.
5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period.
6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
6. swimming, subject
1. 23. Telling your father was a mistake.
4. The college recommends sending applications early.
5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period.
6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
7. telling, subject
4. The college recommends sending applications early.
5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period.
6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
8. sending, direct object
4. 5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period.
6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
9. scoring, direct object
4. 5. 6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
10. winning, subjective complement
4. 5. 6. 7. Going to work today took all my energy.
8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.
11. going, subjectg
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed.