Verb
action or state (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must
Noun
thing or person pen, dog, work, music, town, London, teacher, John
1. This is my dog.
2. He lives in my house.
3. We live in London.
Adjective
describes a noun a/an, the, 69, some, good, big, red, well,
interesting
1. My dog is big.
2. I like big dogs
Adverb
describes a verb, adjective or adverb quickly, silently, well, badly,
very, really
Preposition
links a noun to another word to, at, after, on, but
Conjunction
joins clauses or sentences or words
and, but, when
1. I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats.
2. He was late this morning, so her teacher was so angry.
Interjection
short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence
oh!, ouch!, hi!, well Ouch!
1. That hurts!
2. Hi! How are you? Well, I don't know.
Identifying Parts of Speech.
1.The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face.
2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.
3. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book bag when the bus
suddenly pulled out into traffic.
4. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans
had started on his verandah.
5. Later that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?"
6. She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she
planted another ten.
7. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left
over frightened her.
8. Everywhere she went, she talked about the prolific veggies.
9. The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors.
10. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster.
11. Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a
comfortable pair of panty-hose.
12. That suitcase is hers.
13. Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.
14. The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip.
15. Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
16. Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
17. The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was home.
18. They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves.
19. Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will
guarantee the company's success.
Example.
2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and
verb; they do not affect agreement.
Example:
Example:
6. If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
Example:
1.The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.
Example:
8. If the words each, every, or no come before the subject, the verb
is singular.
Example
9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words
or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is
singular.
Example:
Example:
11. The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.
Example:
12. If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or,
nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is
plural.
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13. If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are
connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not
only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest
the verb.
Example:
Example:
15. * Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both) that always
take the plural form.
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16. If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form
of the verb.
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17. When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence they take the
singular verb form of the verb, but when they are linked by and they
take the plural form.
Example:
1.Standing in the water was a bad idea.Swimming in the ocean and playing
drums are my hobbies.
18. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually
take a singular verb form.
Example:
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20. Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!
Exercises:
6: Building a good marriage and building a good log fire (be) _____ similar in many ways.
11: Neither the apples nor the basket (be) _____ expensive.
14: Hardest hit by the high temperatures and drought (be) _____ the farmers.
19: Each cat and each dog ( have)_____ its own toy.
In this lesson we will talk about how to give commands and orders and to use
“please” with the imperative.
Positive form:
Verb: Example: (to write / to ask / to read / to bring / to take / to give / to be)
(+) Write your name on the sheet. {There isn’t any subject because it is an order)
(+) Read chapter 5 for tomorrow.
(+) Be quiet!
Negative form:
To use the negative form add the word “don’t” before the infinitive without to
Examples:
(+) Please be quiet.
(-) Don’t make noise, please.
(+) Bring me my sweater, please.
Affirmative form
you work
we
they
go - goes /-es/
Negative form
I
we WORK
they
/doesn't / WORK
Interrogative form
DO you WORK?
we
they
Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
B. With Present Simple Tense we often use time expressions such as always,
often, sometimes, usually, seldom, on Saturdays, rarely, never, every day,
etc.
1. I work in a bank.
1. People make choices because they can't have everything they want.
2. My birthday is in May.
Speaking Activities
Introducing someone|family
Describing person