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Parts of Speech- Lesson 1
Parts of Speech
Introduction
Learning about the parts of speechis the first step in grammar study just as learning the letters of the alphabet is the first step to being able to read and write. From learning the parts of speech we begin to understand the use or function of words and how words are joined together to make meaningful communication. To understand what a part of speech is, you must understand the idea of putting similar things together into groups or categories. Let's look at some examples of categories.
COLORS: blue, red, green, yellow,black
FRUITS: banana, orange, lemon, grape,apple
DRINKS: Milk, Water, Soda, Coffee, Juice
LANGUAGES: Spanish, Latin, Urdu, Arabic, Engish, Korean, Hebrew
Colors, fruits, drinks, and languages are categories. If I tell you that Grebois a language, you would understand exactly what Grebois. If we did not have the category language, it would be hard to explain what is meant by the word Grebo. It is very convenient to have categories to talk about similar things. Let's look at some more examples of categories. In the list below, which does not belong with the others?
a) violin
b) hammer
c) drums
d) piano
e) guitar
If you chosehammer, you are right. Violin, drums, piano, and guitarare used to make music, but a hammeris not used to make music. Hammerdoesn't fit with the other words because it is a tool and all of the others are musical instruments.
Let's try another example. Which of these does not belong with the others?
a) hammer
b) saw
c) violin
c) screwdriver
d) wrench
This time, the word violindoes not belong because it is not atool. It is very useful to have categories like musical instruments and tools to organize our ideas. The parts of speech are categories used to organize or classify words according to how they are used. We use parts of speech as a way to make it easier to talk about language.
The philosopher Aristotle and later scientists studied animals and classified them according to what they have in common. For example, eagles, robins and sparrows are kinds of birds;sharks, salmonandtuna are kinds of fish; and dogs, horses and elephantsare kinds of mammals. Aristotle and others also studied language and classified words according to what they have in common. We usually use 8 categories or parts of speech to classify all the words we use in English. This classification is not perfect. Sometimes it is hard to tell which category a word belongs in. The same word may belong in different categories depending on how it is used. There may be better ways to classify English than by using the 8 parts of speech. But this classification has been used for a long time and many grammar books use it, so it is easier to keep on using it. It is possible to speak or learn a language without knowing the parts of speech, but for most of us, knowing about parts of speech makes things easier.
Here is an example of how it can be helpful to know about the parts of speech. Look at the sentence:The man surreptitiously entered the room. You probably don't know the meaning of the word surreptitiously, but if you know about parts of speech, you will recognize that it is an adverb and that it tells you something about how the man entered the room. You may still not understand the exact meaning of the word, but you can understand the whole sentence better than if you did not know about parts of speech.
When you look up a word in a dictionary, you will find not only the meaning of the word but also what part of speech it is. This information is very helpful in understanding the full meaning of the word and knowing how to use it.
The 8 parts of speech that are used to describe English words are:
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Pronouns
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Articles
This set of lessons will teach you about each of the parts of speech and show how they are different from each other.
Note : Send me a pm or tell me in reply here when you guys/girls are ready to take a quiz about this lesson. (Aania)
Introduction
Learning about the parts of speechis the first step in grammar study just as learning the letters of the alphabet is the first step to being able to read and write. From learning the parts of speech we begin to understand the use or function of words and how words are joined together to make meaningful communication. To understand what a part of speech is, you must understand the idea of putting similar things together into groups or categories. Let's look at some examples of categories.
COLORS: blue, red, green, yellow,black
FRUITS: banana, orange, lemon, grape,apple
DRINKS: Milk, Water, Soda, Coffee, Juice
LANGUAGES: Spanish, Latin, Urdu, Arabic, Engish, Korean, Hebrew
Colors, fruits, drinks, and languages are categories. If I tell you that Grebois a language, you would understand exactly what Grebois. If we did not have the category language, it would be hard to explain what is meant by the word Grebo. It is very convenient to have categories to talk about similar things. Let's look at some more examples of categories. In the list below, which does not belong with the others?
a) violin
b) hammer
c) drums
d) piano
e) guitar
If you chosehammer, you are right. Violin, drums, piano, and guitarare used to make music, but a hammeris not used to make music. Hammerdoesn't fit with the other words because it is a tool and all of the others are musical instruments.
Let's try another example. Which of these does not belong with the others?
a) hammer
b) saw
c) violin
c) screwdriver
d) wrench
This time, the word violindoes not belong because it is not atool. It is very useful to have categories like musical instruments and tools to organize our ideas. The parts of speech are categories used to organize or classify words according to how they are used. We use parts of speech as a way to make it easier to talk about language.
The philosopher Aristotle and later scientists studied animals and classified them according to what they have in common. For example, eagles, robins and sparrows are kinds of birds;sharks, salmonandtuna are kinds of fish; and dogs, horses and elephantsare kinds of mammals. Aristotle and others also studied language and classified words according to what they have in common. We usually use 8 categories or parts of speech to classify all the words we use in English. This classification is not perfect. Sometimes it is hard to tell which category a word belongs in. The same word may belong in different categories depending on how it is used. There may be better ways to classify English than by using the 8 parts of speech. But this classification has been used for a long time and many grammar books use it, so it is easier to keep on using it. It is possible to speak or learn a language without knowing the parts of speech, but for most of us, knowing about parts of speech makes things easier.
Here is an example of how it can be helpful to know about the parts of speech. Look at the sentence:The man surreptitiously entered the room. You probably don't know the meaning of the word surreptitiously, but if you know about parts of speech, you will recognize that it is an adverb and that it tells you something about how the man entered the room. You may still not understand the exact meaning of the word, but you can understand the whole sentence better than if you did not know about parts of speech.
When you look up a word in a dictionary, you will find not only the meaning of the word but also what part of speech it is. This information is very helpful in understanding the full meaning of the word and knowing how to use it.
The 8 parts of speech that are used to describe English words are:
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Pronouns
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Articles
This set of lessons will teach you about each of the parts of speech and show how they are different from each other.
Note : Send me a pm or tell me in reply here when you guys/girls are ready to take a quiz about this lesson. (Aania)
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