Parts of speech by Victor https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3 To identify parts of speech. en-us 2022-06-18 23:52:49 UTC 2025-11-15 10:07:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Nouns are a person, place, thing, or idea. They can take on a myriad of roles in a sentence, from the subject of it all to the object of an action. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224724102 🟩Common noun: Is a noun that refers to people or things in general.
Examples: boy, country, bridge.

🟩Proper noun: A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing.
Examples: Steven, Africa, London.

🟩Concrete noun: A concrete noun is a noun which refers to people and to things that exist physically and can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted.
Examples: audience, family, government.

🟩Abstract noun: An abstract noun is a noun which refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions, things that cannot be seen or touched and things which have no physical reality.
Examples: truth, danger, happiness.

🟩Countable nouns: are those that refer to something that can be counted.
Examples: dog, cat, animal.

🟩Uncountable nouns: are substances, concepts and so on that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them.
Examples: rice, sugar, butter.

🟩Singular noun: names one person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: tree, bottle, bird.

🟩Plural noun: names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: trees, bottles, birds.]]> 2022-06-19 00:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224724102 Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. We often use them to avoid repeating the nouns that they refer to. Pronouns have different forms for the different ways we use them. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224728294  🟩Subject: replaces the subject of a sentence or clause.
Examples: 
  • I
  • you
  • he
  • she
  • it
  • we
  • they
 🟩Object: is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.
Examples: 
  • Can you help me? 
  • I know you.
  • She isn't in love with him.
 🟩Possessive: is a pronoun that is used to express ownership or possession.
  • mine
  • yours
  • hers
  • his
  • its
  • theirs
  • ours
]]> 2022-06-19 00:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224728294 Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224741662  🟩Colors: are usually adjectives because they describe nouns.
Examples:
  • I like the red sweater.
  • This dolphin is blue. 
  • This rabbit is white.

🟩Size: 
Examples:
  • Big
  • Tall
  • Small 

🟩Origin: 
Examples:
  • Mexican
  • Chinese
  • Canadian 

🟩Material: 
Examples:
  • Plastic
  • Glass
  • Silver

🟩Shape: 
Examples: 
  • Round
  • Square
  • Thin

🟩Flavor: 
Examples:
  • Spicy
  • Salty 
  • Sour
]]> 2022-06-19 01:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224741662 They are words used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and often used to show degree, manner, place, or time. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224746241 🟩Adverbs of Manner: These adverbs are those that describe the manner in which an action is done. Basically, it can be said that the adverbs of manner answer the question ‘how’.
Examples: 
  • quickly
  • promptly
  • clearly
  • slowly
  • gradually

🟩Adverbs of Time: As the name suggests, the adverbs of time are used to tell the reader when some action is occurring. Adverbs of time include general time periods and specific times.
Examples: 
  • now
  • soon
  • today
  • tomorrow
  • the day after tomorrow
  • next month
  • recently
  • forever, etc.

🟩Adverbs of quantity: modify the quantity or intensity of an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.
Examples: 
  • almost, completely, 
  • especially, extremely, 
  • hardly, just, nearly, only, 
  • quite, really, relatively, and very.

🟩Adverbs of Degree: These adverbs are used to indicate how intense an action of quality is.
Examples: 
  • Very, too, extremely, much, 
  • more, most, little, less, incredibly, totally, 
  • greatly, hardly, deeply, barely, etc.

🟩Adverbs of Frequency: These adverbs are used to denote how often an action or event is happening. The adverbs of frequency can be recognized by asking the question ‘how often’.
Examples:
  • Seldom, rarely, never, often, weekly, 
  • monthly, yearly, annually, usually,
  •  sometimes, occasionally, constantly, frequently, etc

]]> 2022-06-19 02:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224746241 A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224749879
 🟩Prepositions of Time: refer to one point in time, use the prepositions "in," "at," and "on."
Examples: 
  • He reads in the evening
  • I go to work at 8:00.
  • He does laundry on Wednesdays.

🟩Prepositions of Place: refer to a place, use the prepositions "in" (the point itself), "at" (the general vicinity), "on" (the surface), and "inside" (something contained).
Examples: 
  • They will meet in the lunchroom.
  • She was waiting at the corner.
  • Place the pen inside the drawer.

🟩Prepositions of Location: refer to a location, use the prepositions "in" (an area or volume), "at" (a point), and "on" (a surface).
Examples:
  • They live in the country. (an area)
  • She will find him at the library. (a point)
  • There is a lot of dirt on the window. (a surface)

🟩Preposition for Agent: Preposition for agent is used for a thing which is the cause of another thing in the sentence. Such prepositions are: "by, with" etc.
Examples:
  • This book is written by Shakespeare.
  • You can cook with some imagination.
  • She helped a lot of people for a short period of time.
]]> 2022-06-19 02:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224749879 Conjunctions are joiners. They are used to join words, phrases, or clauses. "And," "but," and "or" are three common conjunctions. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224752628
🟩Subordinating Conjunctions: Subordinating conjunctions join subordinate clauses to main clauses.
Common examples are:
  • "although" 
  • "because"
  •  "if" 
  • "since" 
  • "unless" 
  • "until" and "while."
Examples:
  • Although it was raining, I ran home.
  • Call me after you arrive at the station.
  • Before he contacted me, I was going to call him.

🟩Coordinating conjunctions: join like with like. For example, a coordinating conjunction can be used to join an adjective with another adjective, a noun with another noun, or a clause with another clause.
F-A-N-B-O-Y-S
  • For
  • And
  • Nor
  • But
  • Or
  • Yet
  • So
Examples: 
  • Lee likes sandwiches and cakes.
  • She will sing and dance.
  • He's a small but aggressive dog.
]]> 2022-06-19 02:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224752628 Interesting, isn't? Let's check it out! esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224753092 2022-06-19 02:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224753092 Interesting, isn't? Let's check it out! esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224753673 2022-06-19 02:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224753673 Keep up the good work! esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224754051 2022-06-19 02:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224754051 Check this out! Let's learn about adverbs. esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224754247 2022-06-19 02:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224754247 Almost done! esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224755002 2022-06-19 02:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224755002 Let's learn about conjunctions! esauchevez24 https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224755339 2022-06-19 02:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/esauchevez24/e4z3go3cvb8qp9y3/wish/2224755339