Identify each part of the speech in the following sentences.
1. My good mother always helps me when I am in trouble.
2. Thomas has many beautiful toys in his room.
3. Fast childen run from here to the lake in ten minutes.
4. We ate lunch when it was ready.
5. Wow! You answered the questions correctly.
6. The new book are under the desk.
7. Those students waited outside.
8. Today is the expected day.
9. It was a long, cold winter.
10. Pedro always studies very hard for his exams.
1.07.2009
List of Common Irregular Verbs
Present Past Past Participle
be was/were been
catch caught caught
beat beat beaten
choose chose chosen
become became become
come came come
begin began begun
do did done
bite bit bitten
draw drew drawn
blow blew blown
drink drank drunk
break broke broken
drive drove driven
bring brought brought
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
run ran run
feel felt felt
say said said
find found found
see saw seen
fly flew flown
set set set
freeze froze frozen
shrink shrank shrunk
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
sit sat sat
grow grew grown
speak spoke spoken
hang hung/hanged hung/hanged
have had had
know knew known
swim swam swum
lay laid laid
take took taken
lead led led
tear tore torn
lend lent lent
tell told told
lie lay lain
think thought thought
lose lost lost
throw threw thrown
put put put
wear wore worn
ride rode ridden
win won won
ring rang rung
write wrote written
rise rose risen
be was/were been
catch caught caught
beat beat beaten
choose chose chosen
become became become
come came come
begin began begun
do did done
bite bit bitten
draw drew drawn
blow blew blown
drink drank drunk
break broke broken
drive drove driven
bring brought brought
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
run ran run
feel felt felt
say said said
find found found
see saw seen
fly flew flown
set set set
freeze froze frozen
shrink shrank shrunk
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
sit sat sat
grow grew grown
speak spoke spoken
hang hung/hanged hung/hanged
have had had
know knew known
swim swam swum
lay laid laid
take took taken
lead led led
tear tore torn
lend lent lent
tell told told
lie lay lain
think thought thought
lose lost lost
throw threw thrown
put put put
wear wore worn
ride rode ridden
win won won
ring rang rung
write wrote written
rise rose risen
Parts of Speech
1. Nouns: any word that names one person, place, thing, or idea. (Sister, house, eye, love, music)
Nouns can be singular or plural: House (sing), Houses (plural), Child (sing.), Children (plural).
They can also be common or concrete. Common means general (country, place, people) and Concrete refers to specific noun (Madonna, Scotland, Acosta).
In addition, nouns can be collective nouns. When the collective noun refers to the group as a whole, it is singular; when it refers to the individual group members, the collective noun is plural. (The group meets twice a week. (singular). The class meet twice a week (plural).
Finally, nouns can be possessive nouns when they show possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns: Pedro´s idea, the dog´s bone, the girl´s room.
2. Pronouns: A pronoun takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. Pronouns can be personal, possessive, objective, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, and indefinite.
Personal Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Possessive Pronouns: my, mine, our, ours, you, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs.
Objective Pronouns: me, us, you, him, her, it, them.
Reflexive Pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Intensive: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Demonstrative: this, that, those, these.
Interrogative Pronouns: which, what, when, how, who. whom. (they are used in questions)
Relative Pronouns: which, that, who, whom. (introduce a subordinate clause).
Indefinite Pronouns: Everyone, nobody, no one, everybody, somebody, etc. (They refer to persons, places, or things in a general way than a noun does).
3. Verbs. A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement. Some examples of verbs are: go, eat, catch, play, drive, read, write, put, open, etc.
4. Adjectives. Adjectives modify a noun or pronoun by giving a descriptive or specific detail.
Some examples of adjectives are: old, new, the, a, an, the, red, happy, active, beautiful, angry, big. small, funny, interesting, etc.
5. Adverbs. An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Some examples of adjectives are: now, here, there, tomorrow, yesterday, today, always, never, up, down, very, quite, outside, inside, too, seldom, quickly, frequently, sadly, usually, poorly, finally, etc.
6. Prepositions. See previous post.
7. Conjunctions. A conjunction is a word that joins single words or groups of words. Some conjunctions are: and, when, however, nevertheless, while, because, either or, neither nor.
8. Interjections. An interjection is an unrelated word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. Examples of interjections are: Wow!, Aha! Yeah!
Nouns can be singular or plural: House (sing), Houses (plural), Child (sing.), Children (plural).
They can also be common or concrete. Common means general (country, place, people) and Concrete refers to specific noun (Madonna, Scotland, Acosta).
In addition, nouns can be collective nouns. When the collective noun refers to the group as a whole, it is singular; when it refers to the individual group members, the collective noun is plural. (The group meets twice a week. (singular). The class meet twice a week (plural).
Finally, nouns can be possessive nouns when they show possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns: Pedro´s idea, the dog´s bone, the girl´s room.
2. Pronouns: A pronoun takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. Pronouns can be personal, possessive, objective, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, and indefinite.
Personal Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Possessive Pronouns: my, mine, our, ours, you, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs.
Objective Pronouns: me, us, you, him, her, it, them.
Reflexive Pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Intensive: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Demonstrative: this, that, those, these.
Interrogative Pronouns: which, what, when, how, who. whom. (they are used in questions)
Relative Pronouns: which, that, who, whom. (introduce a subordinate clause).
Indefinite Pronouns: Everyone, nobody, no one, everybody, somebody, etc. (They refer to persons, places, or things in a general way than a noun does).
3. Verbs. A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement. Some examples of verbs are: go, eat, catch, play, drive, read, write, put, open, etc.
4. Adjectives. Adjectives modify a noun or pronoun by giving a descriptive or specific detail.
Some examples of adjectives are: old, new, the, a, an, the, red, happy, active, beautiful, angry, big. small, funny, interesting, etc.
5. Adverbs. An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Some examples of adjectives are: now, here, there, tomorrow, yesterday, today, always, never, up, down, very, quite, outside, inside, too, seldom, quickly, frequently, sadly, usually, poorly, finally, etc.
6. Prepositions. See previous post.
7. Conjunctions. A conjunction is a word that joins single words or groups of words. Some conjunctions are: and, when, however, nevertheless, while, because, either or, neither nor.
8. Interjections. An interjection is an unrelated word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. Examples of interjections are: Wow!, Aha! Yeah!
1.06.2009
Prepositions
Here is a list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions.
- aboard
- about
- above
- across
- after
- against
- along
- amid
- among
- anti
- around
- as
- at
- before
- behind
- below
- beneath
- beside
- besides
- between
- beyond
- but
- by
- concerning
- considering
- despite
- down
- during
- except
- excepting
- excluding
- following
- for
- from
- in
- inside
- into
- like
- minus
- near
- of
- off
- on
- onto
- opposite
- outside
- over
- past
- per
- plus
- regarding
- round
- save
- since
- than
- through
- to
- toward
- towards
- under
- underneath
- unlike
- until
- up
- upon
- versus
- via
- with
- within
- without
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