LEARN PARTS OF SPEECH

1. S MASHABA(UJ B.Ed. STUDENT)
Grade10
nouns Verbs ?

4. What
parts?
I do know
of car parts,
though.

5.  English is a very flexible language. A
word’s meaning is derived not only
from how it is spelled and
pronounced but also from how it is
used in a sentence

6.  Refers to a category to which a
word is assigned in accordance with
its function in a sentence.

8. As we go through the various parts of
speech, keep in mind that the way a word
is used in a sentence determines which
part of speech it is.
For example:
Noun: I ate a fish at school.
Verb: they fish in the nearby river.
This will make more sense later

9. The focus will be on Nouns
and Verbs

10. word used to name a person, place or
thing.
Thapelo
Johannesburg
Africa

11. There’s some light at the end the tunnel,
I see.

12. Focusing on these two :
Note the difference?
man
Pr. Ramaphosa
Who is this?

13. Common nouns
 These name general, nonspecific people,
places, things, or ideas.
Examples:
 man, city, school, church

14. Proper nouns
Specific (i.e., not generic) names for a particular person,
place, or thing. Always capitalized in English
Examples:
Malema, Klipgat Sec. School, Johannesburg

15. names an action or
describes a state of
being.

16.  I ate fish at school.
 They fish in the nearby river.
 Identify the verb in both sentences

17.  Action verbs
• words that express an action(mental/ physical)
• Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive.
 Linking verbs
• join the subject and the predicate. They do not show action.
Instead, they help the words at the end of the sentence or
describe the subject.
 Helping verbs
• used before action or linking verbs to convey additional
information regarding aspects of possibility or time.

19. The kids
looked
sad.
He is a
good
student.
Linking
verbs

20. He has given his
all
Do you want tea?
Helping
verbs

22.  His uncle is a director.
 He will direct a new play this week.
 She broke her left hand yesterday.
 People in police custody are grossly ill-treated.
 They will run before dawn.
 He sang for the audience at the stadium.

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