English Grammar California State University, 英语语法加利福尼亚州立大学.pptVIP

? Capital Community College English Grammar Parts of Speech Eight Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Verbs Interjections Word that names A Person An Idea A Thing A Place Kinds of Nouns A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement Linking “be” verbs taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Subject predicate Every sentence must have a Kinds of Verbs Action verbs express mental or physical action. Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. He has been sick. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Is that a wool sweater? Just give me five minutes. Did you lose your address book? Answers these questions: Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers the questions: How? He ran quickly. She left yesterday. When? We went there. Where? It was too hot! To what degree or how much? Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions How did you break your leg? When does your plane leave? How often do you run? Where did you put the mouse trap? A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada. The preposition never stands alone! preposition noun pronoun object of preposition preposition object can have more than one object object can have modifiers You can press those leaves under glass. Her telegram to