EF3/4 Parts of Speech

1. Nouns
My uncle is an electrician.
My Uncle Joe is an electrician.
Maria loves to play cards with Aunt Sarah.
Maria loves to play cards with her aunt.
We respect Mother Teresa.
I was talking to Father Jones. (priest)

Compound nouns
doorknob
swimming pool
cell phone
ice cream
downtown
chocolate bar
shoemaker
skytrain
sunrise
airport
keyboard
breakfast  break-stop fast-no eating
cupboard
bathroom
washroom
restroom
meeting room

2. Verbs -action words, states of being
The dog ran across the park. action
The dog is cute. state of being
Maria feels happy. state of being
Maria talks happily. action

Verb tenses 12 - not all are important

PAST               PRESENT               FUTURE
simple
continuous
perfect
perfect continuous


3. Adjectives- modify nouns
basic form     comparative     superlative

4. Adverbs- modify verbs
"ly"
quickly
slowly
happily
sadly
really
carefully
exactly
suddenly
usually
immediately
nearly
normally
beautifully
nicely
horribly
obviously
nicely

well

How are you?
I am doing well. I feel good.
I am doing good.

5. Pronoun
he she it I you we us they them my your our their mine your ours theirs

he/she - often confused

6. Conjunctions - used to make compound and complex sentences
Compound sentences- FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so
SOBA so or but and
Complex sentences- because if when who that how why

7. Prepositions- show direction or place
in on to beside behind above for about across down up by near

8. Interjections - exclaiming, showing emotion
Oh! Wow! Huh? Uh. Hmm. Ummm. Yum! Yuk!
Ouch! Oops! Uh oh!