Basic Parts of Speech Lesson

PARTS OF SPEECH

By Rex Mosende

Basic English for Bible Reading and Interpretation

PARTS OF SPEECH

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Verb

4. Adjective

5. Adverb

6. Determiner

7. Preposition

8. Conjunction​

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ADJECTIVES

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ADJECTIVES

a. Adjectives describe something or somebody.

b. Adjectives add information and meaning to nouns.

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ADJECTIVES

c. Adjectives are invariable. They do not change their form depending on the gender of number of the noun.

a. An old apostle.

b. Some old apostles.​

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d. To emphasize or strengthen the meaning of an adjective, use "very" or "really".

a. A very old apostle.

b. Some really old apostles.​

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ADJECTIVES

e. Adjectives are usually placed in front of (before) a noun [1].

ex.

The good shepherd​

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ADJECTIVES

f. An adjectives may follow a state of being verb or linking verb [2].

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example:

1. Jesus is the good shepherd.

2. Many people believe that Jesus is their God and Savior.​

3. Five hundred people saw Jesus alive after His death.

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examine:

Is this an example of the correct usage of adjective?​

1. Peter felt bad about denying that he knew Jesus.

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g. ADJECTIVES for Verb of Being

In traditional grammar and pedagogical grammar, a verb that does not show action instead indicates a state of being is a VERB OF BEING.

In other words, a state-of-being verb identifies who or what a noun is, was, or will be. Although in English most being verbs are forms of to be (am, are, is, was, were, will be, being, been), other verbs (such as become, seem, appear) can also function as verbs of being. They can be compared with stative verbs (verbs of thoughts, feelings, or sensations), and contrast them with verbs of doing (dynamic verbs), or action verbs.

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FORMING ADJECTIVES

-able/-ible (capable, incredible)

-al (functional, influential)

-ful (beautiful, hepful)

-ic (artistic, rustic)

-ive (submissive, attractive)

-less (hopeless, restless)

-ous (dangerous, adventurous)​

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Multiple Choice

What is the adjective:

1. For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

• more and more

• fame

• powerful

• throughout

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What is the adjective:

2. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.

• turned

• darkness

• before

• maagnificent

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective:

3. Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them...

• since

• much

• already

• advised

ADVERBS

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ADVERBS

a. They add meaning to verbs.

b. Most, but not all adverbs, end in -ly.

c. How or the manner in which an action is done is expressed by an adverb.​

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ADVERBS

d. Adverbs are used to describe a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or sometimes a phrase or clause.

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ADVERBS

Adverbs are used to describe a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or sometimes a phrase or clause.

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example:

1. Jesus went willingly to the cross.

2. Jesus suffered, without resistance, and died on the cross to fulfill the will of God.

3. Then Peter went out and wept bitterly.

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note:

Here are some common verbs that can either show action or a state of being: look, feel, appear, remain, turn, taste, grow, continue.

When using these, ask yourself, does the verb reflect an action. If it does, use an adverb to tell more about the action. If the word describes what someone or something is, then use an adjective.

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example:

1. Jesus went willingly to the cross.

2. Jesus suffered, without resistance, and died on the cross to fulfill the will of God.

3. Then Peter went out and wept bitterly.

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Fill in the Blanks

P is the missing adverb:

1. I will sing to the Lord because he has blessed me so rich. -Psalms 13:6

Fill in the Blanks

Pin and provide the missing adverb:

2. Like lions they [the wicked] crouch silent, waiting to pounce upon the poor.

-Psalms 10:9

Fill in the Blanks

Pin and provide the missing adverb:

3. Then I lay down and slept in peace and woke up safe, for the Lord was watching over me.

-Psalms 3:5