Business English at Work © 2003 Glencoe/Mc. Graw-Hill
Overview of Parts of Speech Recognize the importance of the Objectives terminology used in studying grammar. Identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. Business English at Work PP 2 -1
Overview of Parts of Speech Why Study Parts of Speech? 1. You may offend people by violating the major rules of the language. 2. You become a more effective communicator. Business English at Work PP 2 -2
Overview of Parts of Speech Nouns. . . Name people, places, things, activities, ideas, or qualities. Common Nouns Proper Nouns Woman State College Company Continent Business English at Work Lynn Washington Piedmont College America Online Africa PP 2 -3 a
Overview of Parts of Speech continued Nouns People Activities Katrina, student, class walking, keyboarding, swimming, searching Place San Francisco, highway, school, Ohio Things books, desks, pens Business English at Work Ideas or Qualities Promptness, privacy, motivation, efficiency PP 2 -3 b
Overview of Parts of Speech Personal Pronouns. . . Take the place of nouns. Noun Substitutes i you he she it we they Business English at Work me you him her it us them Possessives my your his her its our their mine yours hers ours theirs PP 2 -4
Overview of Parts of Speech Verbs. . . Give your statements power and add meaning. Three Kinds Action Verbs - show action. read buy walk send scrape Linking Verbs - show a state of being or condition. am is are was were Helping Verbs - assist and precede the main verb. will are Business English at Work had have might PP 2 -5
Overview of Parts of Speech Adjectives. . . Modify nouns and pronouns. Adjectives answer the questions: What kind? helpful salesperson, white paper How many? frequent messages, five days Which one? innovative excuse, latest report Business English at Work PP 2 -6
Overview of Parts of Speech Adverbs. . . Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs answer the questions: In what manner? We work efficiently in the morning. Where? She moved the deadlines forward. When? We prepare the summary yearly. To what extent? He carefully designed the Website. Business English at Work 2 -7
Overview of Parts of Speech Conjunctions. . . Connect or join words, phrases, or clauses. Coordinating conjunctions and or but nor Cellular phones and pagers can change your life. Cellular phones or pagers can change your life. Business English at Work PP 2 -8
Overview of Parts of Speech Prepositions. . . Connect words; they show the relationship of nouns or pronouns and other words in the sentence. about after at before behind Business English at Work by down from in into near of off on over through to under up with PP 2 -9
Overview of Parts of Speech Interjections. . . Show an emotion or reaction. Usually are followed by an exclamation mark. Good! No Way! Ouch! Business English at Work Great Job! Oh! Wow! Ha! Oh, Yes! Impossible! Oh No! Oops! PP 2 -10
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