BASIC PARTS OF SPEECH

BASIC PARTS OF SPEECH

Here are the four basic parts of speech that you need to know.

1. The noun is a person (Emily, my father), a place (Israel, the beach) or a thing / idea (shoes, vacation). What is it called in Hebrew/Arabic?

2. The verb tells the reader what the subject does, did or will do. It is usually an action. What is it called in Hebrew/Arabic?

3. We use adjectives to give more information about the nouns. They can also be colors, numbers or opinions. What is it called in Hebrew/Arabic?

4. We use adverbs to answer the question “how something is done”. What is it called in Hebrew/Arabic?

What part of speech are the words in bold?

1. The girls are waiting in the restaurant.

2. Most babies cry when they are hungry.

3. The big, green bug is crawling on your leg.

4. Allen drives quickly.

Exercise: Write the part of speech on the line below the word. Write n. for a noun, v. for a verb, adj. for an adjective and adv. for an adverb.

example: The children behave nicely.

1. The big, wooden door is over 100 years old.

2. James climbed the tree and broke his right arm.

3. Does the red car belong to you?

4. He looked into the dark room and saw that it was empty.

5. Your new red shoes are nice.

6. He was born on a cold and windy day in March.