Курсовая работа: Teaching sentence structure

Noun, pronoun names

Adjective, adverb modifies, clarifies

Preposition introduces, shows-relationships

Conjunction connects

Interjection exclaims

Some words may be used as a number of different parts of speech.

Noun: There’s a well in Uncle George’s backyard.

Verb: Tears sometimes well up in Mrs. Simpson’s eyes when she talks of her dead dog.

Adjective: Don’t you feel well today?

Adverb: Stir the pudding well or it will scorch.

PRACTICE 5 Recognizing Words as Different Parts of Speech

Give orally the part of speech of each italicized word.

1. Bud waited within. 2. Bud waited within the house.

3. Oil your skates. 4. Put oil on your skates.

5. I’ll take those. 6. I’ll take those apples.

7. Birds eat insects. 8. Birds eat insect pests.

9. We walked across the ice. 10. We walked across.

11. We’ll paper the kitchen next. 12. Mother chose a green paper.

13. We must sand the icy walks. 14. We used sand from the yard.

15. Marie likes her amethyst ring. 16. Her favorite stone is an amethyst.

17. I’ll take that cantaloupe. 18. That’s the one.

19. The story is sad but true. 20. No one knows the truth but me.

PRACTICE 6 Using a word as Different Parts of Speech.

Write sentences in which you use each of the following word as the different parts of speech named after it. Consult a dictionary if you need help.

1. flower-adjective, noun, verb.

2. on-adverb, preposition

3. tan-adjective, noun, verb

4. beyond – adverb, preposition

5. off – adverb, preposition