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    WORD FORMATION

    PARTS OF SPEECH

    MARÍA GUADALUPE GARCÍA


    WORD FORMATION AND PARTS OF SPEECH
    PARTS OF SPEECH
    • All words belong to categories called word
    classes (or parts of speech) according to the part
    they play in a sentence. The main word classes
    in English are listed below.
    • Noun Pronoun
    • Verb Preposition
    • Adjective Conjunction
    • Adverb Determiner
    • Interjections
    NOUNS ADJECTIVES
    SUFFIXES EXAMPLES SUFFIXES EXAMPLES

    -er,-or,-ist Teacher -ar similar


    Professor
    tourist
    -sion,-tion Discussion -ic,-al,-ical Comic,legal,
    action physical
    -ment,-ness Enrollment, -ful,-less Healthful,
    happiness hopeless
    -ure,-ture Pressure -ive Expensive
    temperature -ical physical
    -ism realism -ous glamorous
    NOUNS ADJECTIVES
    SUFFIXES EXAMPLES SUFFIXES EXAMPLES

    -s, -es States, -er (than) Higher


    quizzes (plural (comparative
    forms) forms)
    -ity humanity - ile fragile
    juvenile
    -dom freedom -less helpless

    - ance assistance -ic terrific


    NOUNS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

    SUFFIXES EXAMPLES SUFFIXES EXAMPLES SUFFIXES EXAMPLES


    -ance Distance -ant distant -ly Clearly
    -ence difference -ent different simply
    -ty Ability -able Available -ally scientifical
    -ity availability -ible responsible ly
    ship
    SUFFIXES
    SUFFIX NOUN SUFFIX ADJECTIVE
    ship Relationship y Hairy
    ee Referee ing Enduring
    boring

    ine volverine ed bored


    SUFFIXES- VERBS
    • SUFFIX EXAMPLE
    • Ify Classify
    • Ize organize
    • Ate communicate
    • En threaten
    PREPOSITIONS
    PREPOSITIONS
    COORDINATING AND SUBORDINATED
    CONJUNCTIONS

    • The conjunctions used to join independent


    clauses in compound sentences
    are coordinating conjunctions. ... They can
    stand alone as complete sentences.
    • A subordinating conjunction, on the other
    hand, has two functions: it joins, and it shows
    a relationship between the clauses that it
    joins.
    COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
    SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
    Exercise

    Classify the following words, in the chart according to


    their categories. The chart is in the following slide.

    Education special because


    Inclusion although on
    Policies and readable
    Practice intentionally approach
    Require study easily
    Promote requirements equal
    • Function fan
    • Mine law
    • Because policy
    • Expected remain
    • Impossible establish
    • Human unbelievable
    • Respected approach
    CHART
    VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB CONJUNCTION PREPOSITION

    legalize

    policy

    human

    respectf
    ully

    loyalty

    practice
    EXERCISE
    • Identify in the following sentences the parts of
    speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs):
    1. The school is devoted to the education of
    children with reading difficulties.
    2. She received her education at private
    schools.
    3. Our young people need education and more
    organized activities.
    Exercise
    4. He placed emphasis on the importance
    of education.
    5. Parents are responsible for their
    children's education.
    6. I don't agree with the government's policy
    on education. 
    7. But the college as such takes no part in
    the educational work of the university.
    Exercise
    8. Paulsen is almost better known for
    his educational writings than as a pure
    philosopher.
    9. Whereas we did all the job, they rested all the
    time.
    10. Even if you take a taxi, you will lose your
    plane.
    MORE

    • More is the comparative form


    of much and many and can be used in the
    following ways:
    • as a determiner (followed by a noun): He
    wants to spend more time with his family.
    MORE

    • As a pronoun: I wish I could do more to


    help. (followed by ‘of’)
    • Example: I’m not going to listen to any more of
    your lies.
    MORE
    • as an adverb (before an adjective or another
    adverb):
    • Example:  The stereos are more expensive in
    Japan than they are here. You should come and
    visit us more often. (used with a verb): I should
    like to travel more.
    • after numbers or expressions of quantity: There’s
    one more question that we need to consider.
    You’ll have to wait a few more minutes.
    SUCH

    • Such can be used in the following ways:


    • As a predeterminer (followed by ‘a’ or ‘an’
    and a singular noun): She’s such an intelligent
    woman. It was such a pity that you couldn’t be
    with us.
    SUCH

    It can be used:
    • As a determiner (followed by a plural or
    uncountable noun): Such men are dangerous.
    We’ve had such awful weather lately.
    SUCH

    • As a pronoun
    • Example: They want a 10% pay rise – such is
    the scale of t demand.
    • The standard of living was such that someone
    earning £150 a month was considered rich.
    THAN

    • Than can be used in the following ways:


    • as a conjunction (connecting two clauses or
    phrases).
    • Example  We shouldn’t spend more than we
    earn.
    THAN
    • As a preposition (followed by a noun)
    • Example: I’m taller than my dad. 
    • (followed by a number)
    • Example:  A crowd of more than 10,000 had
    gathered. 
    • Object pronouns are normally used after than.
    • Example: He was three years older than me. 
    WORD FORMATION EXERCISE
    NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
    DETERMINER determine Determine determinely
    d/determi
    ning
    Characteristic/cha CHARACTERIZE Characther characteristicall
    racterization ized/ y
    characteriz
    ing
    Anxiety ANXIOUS anxiously
    CONVERSATION converse Conversati conversationall
    onal/conve y
    rtionalist
    legality legalize legal LEGALLY
    recommendation RECOMMEND recommen recommendabl
    ded y
    INFORMATION inform informed informationally
    • Verb = vt/v
    • Noun= n
    • Adverb = adv
    • Adjective= adj.

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