5. Parts of Speech
• Noun
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place,
thing, and abstract idea.
• Pronoun
A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You
use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you" to
make your sentences less cumbersome and less
repetitive.
6. Parts of Speech
• Article
An article is a word that combines with a noun to
indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.
The articles in the English language are the and a/an,
and (in some contexts) some.
• Adjective
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by
describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective
usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it
modifies.
7. Parts of Speech
• Adverb
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another
adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb indicates
manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers
questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".
• Conjunction
You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases and
clauses.
8. Parts of Speech
• Interjection
An interjection is a word that shows emotion. It is not
grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
• Preposition
A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to
other words in a sentence.
• Verb
The verb is perhaps the most important part of the
sentence. A verb asserts something about the subject of
the sentence and express actions, events, or states of
being. The verb or compound verb is the critical element
of the predicate of a sentence.
9. The History of the English Language
In pairs, talk about the video we watched last
class. What do you remember from it?
Read the text “The Spread of English in the
British Isles
10. Approaches to Teaching ELL Grammar
What do you think the difference between a
direct approach and an indirect approach to
teaching grammar is?
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