SUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

NAME: MUSAH ISSAKA

INDEX NUMBER: STUBTECH230003

DATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2024

COURCE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS

ACTIVITY: ASSIGNMENT

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QUESTION 1

Discuss the function of noun

A noun is a part of speech used to name a person, place, thing, or idea. Within a
sentence, nouns can take different forms. They can play the role of a subject, direct
object, indirect object, object complement, subject complement, adjective, and
appositive

Nouns as Subjects

Every sentence must have a subject that is doing or being the verb. The subject is the
person, thing, or place and will always be a noun.

Example: Ann is a dirty girl.

(Ann in this sentence is the subject)

Nouns as Objects

Nouns also play the role of objects in sentences. In sentences, objects of a verb can
either be direct or indirect. A direct object is a noun that receives the action performed
by a verb, while an indirect object is a noun that is the recipient of the direct object.

Example: Open the door for her.

("Door" is the direct object which is being opened. "Her" is the indirect object who
the door is being opened for)

Nouns as Subjects and Objects Complement

Nouns could also take the role of a subject complement in sentences.

Example: Michael is a writer.

(Writer here is a subject complement which tells us what Michael is)

Nouns could also function as object complements in a sentence.

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Example:

 Appositives Nouns

Appositive noun comes immediately after another noun to further define it.

Example: My cousin, Funmilayo, is on her way here.

(Funmilayo is an appositive noun in the sentence, it further define the subject of the
sentence)

Nouns as Object of preposition

The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun governed by a preposition.

Example: I keep my shoes under my bed.

(Here 'bed' is the object of the preposition 'my')

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QUESTION 2

Discuss these word classes

1. Adjective
2. Verb
3. Adverb
4. Pronoun
5. Preposition

ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a describing word. Adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.

The red carpet.

Deep thoughts.
A busy street.
She is beautiful today.

Here’s a table with examples of different types of adjectives in English:

Adjective Type Examples

Descriptive Adjectives tall, blue, happy, delicious
Quantitative Adjectives many, few, some, several, all
Demonstrative Adjectives this, that, these, those
Possessive Adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Interrogative Adjectives which, what, whose
Indefinite Adjectives some, any, many, few, several, all
Comparative Adjectives taller, bluer, happier, more delicious
Superlative Adjectives tallest, bluest, happiest, most delicious

VERB

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main
part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen, run, eat.

Most verbs are action words. Verbs shows you what people, animals or things are
doing.

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Verbs can show actions or they can show states or situations.Those are the two types
of verbs in English.

I am eating. – verb (eat) shows an action.

I am a student. verb (to be) shows a state.

Verbs also change and take different forms to show tenses.

I drink a lot of water ☛ I drank a lot of water yesterday.

Here’s a table with examples of different types of verbs in English:

Verb Type Examples

Action Verbs run, jump, eat, write, sing
Linking Verbs am, is, are, was, were, appear, seem, become, feel, look, sound, taste,
smell
Helping Verbs can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, have, has,
had, do, does, did
Modal Verbs can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must
Transitive Verbs carry, build, eat, write, teach
Intransitive arrive, exist, sleep, laugh
Verbs
Regular Verbs walk, talk, play, watch
Irregular Verbs go, have, be, see, swim, eat
Phrasal Verbs look up, give in, turn off
Infinitive Verbs to run, to eat, to study
Gerunds running, eating, studying

ADVERB
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence. It tells
you about an action, or the way something is done.

A lot of adverbs end in -ly.

We are happily married.

Tom calls me regularly.
Suddenly, she knows. It’s love!

Here’s a table with examples of different types of adverbs in English:

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 Adverb Type Examples
Adverbs of Manner quickly, slowly, happily, carefully
Adverbs of Place here, there, everywhere, nowhere
Adverbs of Time now, later, yesterday, soon
Adverbs of Frequency always, often, sometimes, rarely, never
Adverbs of Degree very, too, quite, almost, absolutely
Interrogative Adverbs how, when, where, why
Relative Adverbs when, where, why
Conjunctive Adverbs however, therefore, meanwhile
Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective

PR0NOUN

A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun in a sentence.

Personal pronouns: The words I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called personal
pronouns.
He is a nice guy.
You are welcome.

Possessive pronoun: There

words mine, yours, hers, his, its, theirs, ours, yours, theirs are called possessive
pronouns.
This car is mine.
Time is yours.

Reflexive pronouns:The
words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselve
s are called reflexive pronouns.
Ama has hurt herself.
Don’t cut yourself.

Demonstrative pronouns:The words this, these, that and those are called
demonstrative pronouns.
This is my car.
These are my flowers.

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Interrogative pronouns: The words who, whom, whose, what and which are called
interrogative pronouns. We ask questions by using these pronouns.
Who is she talking to?
Which do you prefer?

Here’s a table with examples of different types of pronouns in English:

Pronoun Type Examples

Personal I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Pronouns
Possessive mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Pronouns
Reflexive myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,
Pronouns themselves
Demonstrative this, that, these, those
Pronouns
Interrogative who, whom, whose, which, what
Pronouns
Relative who, whom, whose, which, that
Pronouns
Indefinite all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either,
Pronouns everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none,
no one, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone,
something, both, few, many, several
Reciprocal each other, one another
Pronouns

preposition
A preposition is a word that connects one thing with another, showing how they
are related.

Prepositions tell us about time, position or place.

Some examples of prepositions are words like ‘in,’ ‘at,’ ‘on,’ ‘of,’ ‘to,’ ‘from.’

She is in love.
Book was on the table.
I am from France.
He is calling to you.
Where are you at?

Here’s a table categorizing types of prepositions with examples:

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 Type Examples
Prepositions of Place above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before,
behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, in, into,
near, on, over, through, under, with
Prepositions of Time after, before, during, for, from, in, on, over, through, to, until,
with
Prepositions of across, along, around, behind, beyond, into, through, to
Direction
Prepositions of by, with
Agent/Instrument
Prepositions of like, unlike, after, as
Manner
Prepositions of for, to, in order to
Purpose
Prepositions of from, out of
Source/Origin

REFERENSES

Ahiabor, J. ( 2016). Communication Skills for Tertiary Students.

Kumasi: Skies Printing Press PP.20-25