A word's grammatical category can be changed by a number of methods such as by adding prefixes and suffixes etc. Words can be changed into nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives, etc. by different methods. Changes to make Adjectives Changes to make Adverbs Changes to make Nouns Changes to make Verbs

1. “Study Skills”
ENG-123
Lecture 19 (V1)
“Changing Parts of Speech”
By: Tariq Amin
Lecturer, Dept of English,
KUST

2. Outline
• Parts of Speech
• Changing Parts of Speech
• Prefix and Suffix
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

3. Parts of Speech
In grammar, a part of speech (also called lexical categories, grammatical categories or word classes)
is a linguistic category of words. In English there are eight parts of speech.
1. Noun: the name of a person, place or a thing.
2. Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun.
3. Verb: A verb is used to show an action or a state of being.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

4. Parts of Speech
4. Adjective: Adjectives are used to describe or specify a noun or pronoun.
5. Adverb: An adverb is used to modify a verb, adjective and other adverbs.
6. Preposition: Prepositions are used before nouns to form a phrase that shows where, when, how
and why.
7. Conjunction: Conjunctions join clauses or sentences or words
8. Interjection: Interjections are used to show surprise or emotion.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

5. Changing Parts of Speech
We can change the grammatical category of a word by adding prefixes and suffixes to root words.
Prefix:
A prefix is an affix which is placed before of a word/ added to the beginning of a word.
Suffix:
A suffix is an affix which is placed after of a word or added to the end of a word.
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

6. Changes to Make Nouns
Add "-ance" or "-ence" to verbs.
A wide variety of verbs can be changed to nouns with the addition of the suffixes "-ance" or "-ence."
For example, the verb "appear" can become "appearance." The verb "resist" can become "resistance.“
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

7. Changes to Make Nouns
Add "-ment" to verbs.
Other verbs require the suffix "-ment" to be converted to nouns.
For example, "appoint,", "assign," and "enjoy" can become "appointment," "assignment", and
"enjoyment."
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

8. Changes to Make Nouns
Add "-tion" or "-sion"
The suffixes "-tion" and "-sion" are found at the end of many nouns.
A wide variety of verbs turn into nouns with these suffixes.
For example, "inform", "decide", and "describe" can become "information," "decision," and
"description."
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

9. Changes to Make Nouns
Add an appropriate determiner before the word.
A determiner is a word like "the" or "a", which usually signifies the following word will be a noun.
To change a verb to a noun in a sentence, add a determiner before the noun.
• Impacted: the impact/an impact
• Run: a run/the run
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

10. References
1. https://www.theclassroom.com/use-suffixes-change-parts-speech-8274904.html
2. https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-word-changes-indicate-parts-of-speech.html
Course: Study Skills ENG-123 - Instructor: Tariq Amin, Lecturer, Dept of English, KUST - Email: tariqamin@kust.edu.pk
Topic: Changing Parts of Speech

11. Thank You.....