REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR
UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBU
Idioma Basico Intensivo
Profesor: Neyda Diaz
ALUMNO:
POLION III QUINTERO GOMEZ
CI: 9697994
Traditional grammar classifies words
based on eight parts
of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition,
the conjunction, and the interjection.
Each part of speech explains not what the word is,
but how the word is used. In
fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or
adjective in the next. The next few examples show how a word's part of speech
can change from one sentence to the next, and following them is a series of
sections on the individual parts of speech, followed by an exercise.
- Books are made of ink,
paper, and glue.
Los libros están hechos de tinta, papel, y pegamento.
In
this sentence, "books" is a noun, the subject of the sentence.
- Deborah waits
patiently while Bridget books
the tickets.
Deborah espera pacientemente mientras Bridget reserva
los boletos.
Here
"books" is a verb, and its subject is "Bridget."
- We walk down the street.
Nosotros caminamos calle abajo
In
this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun
"we".
- The mail carrier
stood on the walk.
El cartero hizo
un alto en el camino.
In
this example, "walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional
phrase describing where the mail carrier stood.
- The town decided to
build a new jail.
El pueblo decidió construir una cárcel.
Here
"jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive
phrase "to build."
- The sheriff told us
that if we did not leave town immediately he would jail
us.
El sheriff
nos dijo que si no saliéramos de la ciudad inmediatamente nos encarcelaría.
Here
"jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail."
- They heard high
pitched cries in
the middle of the night.
Escucharon
los gritos agudos en medio de la noche.
In
this sentence, "cries" is a noun acting as the direct object
of the verb "heard."
- The baby cries all night long and all day
long.
El bebé llora todo el día y toda la noche
But here "cries" is a verb
that describes the actions of the subject of the sentence, the baby.
The next few sections explain each of
the parts of speech in detail. When you have finished, you might want to test
yourself by trying the exercise.
Review: Parts of Speech
·
Identify the
part of speech of the highlighted
word in each of the following sentences:
- The
clown chased a dog around the ring
and then fell flat on her face.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- The
geese indolently waddled
across the intersection.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Yikes! I'm late for class.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Bruno's
shabby thesaurus
tumbled out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Mr.
Frederick angrily stamped
out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his verandah.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Later
that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?"
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- She
thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be
enough so she planted another ten.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous
mound left over frightened her.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Everywhere
she went, she
talked about the prolific veggies.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- The
manager confidently
made his presentation to the board of directors.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Frankenstein
is the name of the
scientist, not the monster.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Her
greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable
pair of panty-hose.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- That
suitcase is hers.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- The
sun was shining as we set
out for our first winter camping trip.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Small children often insist that they can do it by
themselves.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
- The
census taker knocked loudly
on all the doors but nobody was home.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
19. They wondered if there truly was honour among
thieves.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6.
Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
20. Exciting new
products and effective
marketing strategies will guarantee the company's success.
- Verb
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
SUMMARY
OF PARTS OF SPEECH
Part of Speech
|
Use
|
Examples
|
|
Noun |
names |
Maria
had an idea. |
|
Pronoun |
takes the place of a noun |
He
is cute. |
|
Adjective |
modifies a noun or pronoun |
He is a Mexican boy. |
|
Verb |
shows action or state of being |
Ada has met you. |
|
Adverb |
modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |
We left early. |
|
Preposition |
relates a noun or pronoun to another
word |
We looked for you. |
|
Conjunction |
joins words or groups of words |
Bill or she will call. |
|
Interjection |
shows strong feeling |
Ouch!
My arm hurts. |
