martes, 13 de marzo de 2012

THE STUDY OF THE EIGHT PARTS OF THE SPEECH

THE NOUNS.



There are different types of Nouns given to someone or something. Lets identify each type of nouns and  Lets also see some of the most common examples:


  • One- word nouns: Texan, mommy, lier, actor etc.
  • Verbs and adjectives's Nouns: Decision, warning, childhood, agreement etc.
  • Compound nouns: keyboard computer, reading lamp, frying pan, table leg etc.
  • Uncountable nouns: coffee, sugar, water, milk, etc.
  • Countable nouns: a book, a cup, a cat, a girl, etc.
  • Collective:  tripulation, crew, social class, rockers, etc.
  • Proper nouns: Peter, Joseph, UTEC etc.
  • Abstract nouns: Inspiration, mercy, thinking

sábado, 4 de febrero de 2012

SENTENCE TYPE

We are going to check the sentences types viewed in classes during this semester. Let's define what is the difference between phrase/clause and sentence?
First of all a Phrase has no meaning and a sentence is ussually complete organized; onother form to identify each is knowing that a sentence must  contain subject and predicate while a phrase has no subject and no verb either.


There are 4 principal types of sentences:


1.  Simple: it has only one independent clause (one verbal form)
Examples:
  • I bought a new guitar last year. (It has only one verb)
  • They play games at nights.
2.  Compound: It has 1 independent clause + 1 independent clause and these are connected by coordinating conjuntions. (2 verbal forms)
Example:
  • My mother loves to sing while she is cooking but she also likes listen the radio after bath. (2 verbs: loves and likes; commected by C.C: But)
  • My brother use to play soccer or go to movie teathers at weekends. (2verbs: use to & go to; C.C: or)
3.  Complex: It has 1 independent + 1 dependent connected by subordination conjunction.
Examples:
  • I leave her away before the wedding began. (2 verbs: leave & began; connected by subordinating conjuction: before)
  • I went prison last year because i was using in drogs.
4.  Compound + complex: 2 independent + at least 1 dependent clause; could be conneted by coordinated and subordinating conjuctions.
Examples:
  • I heard that song, because a friend of mine told me about it; but i did not like it.(Sub. conjuct: because, Coor. Conjuc: but)
  • He use to listen rock music although he loves classical music; so he is open to hear many types of genres. Sub. Conjuc: Although; Coord. conjuc: So)

THE EIGHT PARTS OF THE SPEECH

This blog is created with the objective to re- analyze all the information viewed during My grammar class SECTION 2 Lic. Armando Gracias Diaz among this year:

During this semester we will check a lot of important information related with pracmatic grammar.
Let's define those 2 last terms "grammar" and "pracmatic" in order to have a better idea what's this is goin to be:


Grammar: It is the structorure and organization of the language.
Pracmatic: comes from practical or practice

What pracmatic grammar is?
-How to organize ideas while writting and speaking.
-Structure of the english language to conect things.


It's time to go a little bit deeper knowing important information about the grammar, and now we will review the eight parts of speech.


The eight parts of speech
There are eight parts which could be incluiding as part of the speech, let's know and define each of them:

  1. NOUNS
A noun is a name given to a person, place, thing or an idea.


Examples:
  • Pedro and Maria are relatives------------ proper names 
  • Uncle Tomas and Aunt Isabel will visit El salvador----------- names by gender
  • I saw Three strange things in the sky------------By number; 
  • singular (cat) and plural (cats)
   2. PRONOUNS
Its is a word that the takes the place of a noun.

  • used as objects and subjects
Singular                                                                     Plural
Subjects: I, he, she, you, it                                         Sbj. we, you, they
Objects: me, him, her, you, its                                    Obj. us, you, them
Possesive: mine, his, hers, your, its                              Ours, yours, their


Examples:
I like soccer------- singular    ;       they like play soccer--------- plural
she loves me-------singular    ;       she loves them----------- plural      
those shoes are mine----singular     ;      Those shoes are yours------- plural
  • Reflexives pronouns forming by ending "self" "selves"
singular                                                                      plural
myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself                        Ourselves, themvelves, yourselves
Examples:


I did the homework by myself------- singular    ;     the boys finished the work by themselves
  • Relatives pronouns, are used in:
Subjects: what, that, who, which
Objects: what, that, whom, which
Possesives: whose


Examples:
What are you doing?--------- subject
what is that?-------- object
my dog bit that cat whose is yours-------- possessive


    3. THE VERB
The verb is a word used to express action, states (being or mind) of the subject of a sentence.
  • Transitive verbs- He loves   his way to teach                                                                                   .                              T.V     what?    D.O
  • Intransitive verb- no direct object: He runs
  • Helping verb- used with an action verb: pedro has been playing guitar the entire day.
     4. THE ADJECTIVE
Is a word used to describe or limit a noun or pronoun. 

  • Descripting adjectives: expressing qualities, pretty, lucky etc.
Examples: She looks pretty; he is a very lucky man
  • Limiting adjective, those are:
-demostratives: 
Examples:
  • this is my friend, these computer are new, that man is so lazy
-possesive: 
Examples:
  • my guitar is broken , their musical instruments are good etc.
-Numerals: 
Examples:
  • two people, third lesson etc.
-Indefinite:
Examples: 
  •  all money, many people, any person, some beers
-articles: a, an, the
  • Comparison of adjectives
Positive degree               Comparative degree                superlative degree

cheap                                cheaper                               cheapest
good                                  better                                   best
Examples:

  • This is not a cheap guitar, i will go downtown trying to get a cheaper and hopefully we will find a cheapest.
  • My car is good but my friend's car is better and i know somebody who got the best.

    5. THE ADVERB
Is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective even another adverb.
Hope- Adj                 hopefuly- Adv
more Beautyfull        the most Beautyfully
Examples:

  • I'm tired hopefully i will rest enough tonight.
  • Miss USA is more beautifull that miss Africa but Miss el salvador is the most beautifully.

    6. THE PREPOSITION
It ussually goes before a noun: over, at, in, on, to, under, with, for, infront of, next to, close to, by etc.
Examples:
  • I was taking the dinner at the restaurant yesterday.
  • I have been traveling all over the world.

    7. THE CONJUNCTION
Is used to connect words or group of words and those are: for, and, but, or, yet, so. 
Examples:
  • I ate fruits and vegetables.
  • I went texas for 2 mounths

    8. THE INTERJECTION
Used to express emotion or surprise: Oh! Ah! Woo hoo! God!
Examples:
  • Oh god! that jump was amazing.
  • Woo Hoo!! ride that horse was so wild
Important links to study: