Video Class - Speech

http://www.teachertube.com/video/introduction-to-parts-of-speech-327585

Practice the Exercise

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/word_formation/parts_of_speech.htm

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter6/parts_of_speech_exercise.html

Speech

INDIRECT SPEECH / REPORTED SPEECH

Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.

When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past. The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.

DIRECT SPEECH / QUOTED SPEECH

Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech)

Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.

Parts of speech

NOUN

Refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events. Nouns are the simplest among the 8 parts of speech.

There are different types of nouns namely:

• Proper: Proper nouns always start with a capital letter and refers to specific names of persons, places, or things.

• Common: Common nouns are the opposite of proper nouns. These are just generic names of persons, things, or places.

• Concrete: This kind refers to nouns which you can perceive through your five senses.
• Abstract: Unlike concrete nouns, abstract nouns are those which you can’t perceive through your five senses.

• Count: It refers to anything that is countable, and has a singular and plural form.

• Mass: This is the opposite of count nouns. Mass nouns are also called non-countable nouns, and they need to have “counters” to quantify them.

• Collective: Refers to a group of persons, animals, or things.

PRONOUN

 Is a part of a speech which functions as a replacement for a noun. Some examples of pronouns are: I, it, he, she, mine, his, hers, we, they, theirs, and ours.

ADJETIVE

This part of  a speech is used to describe a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives can specify the quality, the size, and the number of nouns or pronouns.

·         The carvings are intricate.

·         The italicized word describes the appearance of the noun “carvings.”

VERB

This is the most important part of a speech, for without a verb, a sentence would not exist. Simply put, this is a word that shows an action (physical or mental) or state of being of the subject in a sentence.

Examples of “State of Being Verbs” : am, is, was, are, and were

ADVERB

Just like adjectives, adverbs are also used to describe words, but the difference is that adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, or another adverb.

The different types of adverbs are:

• Adverb of Manner: this refers to how something happens or how an action is done.

·         Example: Annie danced gracefully.. The word “gracefully” tells how Annie danced.

• Adverb of Time: this states “when” something happens or “when” it is done.

·         Example: She came yesterday. The italicized word tells when she “came.”

• Adverb of Place: this tells something about “where” something happens or ”where” something is done.

·         Example:  Of course, I looked everywhere!. The adverb “everywhere” tells where I “looked.”

• Adverb of Degree: this states the intensity or the degree to which a specific thing happens or is done.

·         Example: The child is very talented. The italicized adverb answers the question, “To what degree is the child talented?”

PREPOSITION

This part of a speech basically refers to words that specify location or a location in time.

Examples of Prepositions: above, below, throughout, outside, before, near, and since

CONJUNCTION

The conjunction is a part of a speech which joins words, phrases, or clauses together.

Examples of Conjunctions:  and, yet, but, for, nor, or, and so

INTERJECTION

This part of a speech refers to words which express emotions. Since interjections are commonly used to convey strong emotions, they are usually followed by an exclamation point.

• Ouch! That must have hurt.
• Hurray, we won!
• Hey! I said enough!

Sequence Adverbs

What is a Sequence Adverb?

Sequence adverbs are used to help describe a progression of events. Often used in recipes or instructions, sequence adverbs such as “first,” “then,” “next,” “after that,” and “finally” contain information about the order of actions and create natural transitions in writing.

Sequence adverbs are used to help describe a progression of events. Often used in recipes or instructions, sequence adverbs such as “first,” “then,” “next,” “after that,” and “finally” contain information about the order of actions and create natural transitions in writing.

Point 1: Sequence adverbs often come at the start of a sentence or clause and act as a marker as to order.

• First, heat the pan.
• After that, you press the delete key.
• Then you can make your correction.

Reading Strategies

SKIMMING

Skimming is sometimes referred to as gist reading. Skimming may help in order to know what the text is about at its most basic level. You might typically do this with a magazine or newspaper and would help you mentally and quickly shortlist those articles which you might consider for a deeper read. You might typically skim to search for a name in a telephone directory.

You can reach a speed count of even 700 words per minute if you train yourself well in this particular method. Comprehension is of course very low and understanding of overall content very superficial.

Skimming involves reading quickly to get the main idea of a text. Reading topic sentences (usually the first sentence of a paragraph) can be an effective way of understanding the main idea of the text.

•         Read the first paragraph of the chapter line by line
•         Next, read all the bold print headings starting at the beginning
•        Read the first sentence of every paragraph
•        Study and pictures, graphs, charts, and maps
•        Finally, read the last paragraph of the chapter

Practice The Sentences

Practice The Sentences

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073511994/student_view0/brush_up/part_i-grammar2/grammar_exercise_04.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz2/quizzes-to-fix/sentence_types_quiz.html

-Video Class- The Sentence

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The Sentence

WHAT IS THE SENTENCE?

A sentence is a group of words which starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!). A sentence contains or implies a predicate and a subject.

Sentences contain clauses.

Simple sentences have one clause.

Compound sentences and complex sentences have two or more clauses.

Sentences can contain subjects and objects.

The subject in a sentence is generally the person or thing carrying out an action. The object in a sentence is involved in an action but does not carry it out, the object comes after the verb.

For example:            The boy climbed a tree.

If you want to say more about the subject (the boy) or the object (the tree), you can add an adjective.

For example:            The young boy climbed a tall tree.

If you want to say more about how he climbed the tree you can use an adverb.

For example:            The young boy quickly climbed a tall tree.

The sentence becomes more interesting as it gives the reader or listener more information.