Luleadey Tadesse
English Writing Specialist
The Writing Lab
Student Learning Support Center
They are components of the English Language
NOUNS
PRONOUNS
VERBS
ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
PREPOSITIONS
CONJUNCTIONS
INTERJECTIONS
 Nouns
are used to name persons, animals,
plants, places, things, substances, or ideas.
 They
are often indicated by definite and
indefinite articles, ‘the’ ‘a’ and ‘an’.

the goat, the policeman, the bride, the certificate

a building, a train, a mountain

an airplane, an actor, an adapter
A noun can be:
 A subject of a sentence.

Philip likes to ride a motorbike.

The chair is too high for me.
 Direct
object of a sentence.

Salma loves fruit.

The doctor gave some medicine to me .
 Indirect

object of a sentence
The coach gave a warning to Hassan.
 Anything
unusual about these sentences?

Mrs. Hanson is texting because Mrs. Hanson loves
texting.

Maria and Giovanni are hugging because Maria and
Giovanni just met after the summer break.
 Pronouns
are substitutes for nouns:
He, she, it, they, we, you, I, me, her,
him, them, etc.
 They
are used to avoid repetitions
Subject pronouns: they indicate the ‘who’ or
‘what’ subject in a sentence. [before the verb]
 Object pronouns: they are action recipients.

[after the verb]
Subject
Pronouns
Object
Pronouns
Examples
He
Him
He is funny! I like him.
She
Her
She was just here; I’ve seen her.
It
It
It was a nice movie. I loved it.
They
Them
They are nice people but I never
talked to them.
I
Me
“I am happy that you love me”.
You
You
You didn’t hear but she was calling
you.
We
us
We bought a new house; it is now
enough for all of us.
Put the pronouns in their right place in the sentences
she
my our
they
him
it her us
1. Ahmed is kind. Everybody likes ________.
2. Some people like to be famous and _______ work hard
for that.
3. That is _______ house over there; that’s where I live
by myself; do you see ______?
4. I hope ______ doesn’t mind that I took _______ seat.
5. We don’t have classes next week. ________ teacher
told _______ that he’ll be travelling.
1. him
2. they
3. my, it
4. she, her
5. our, us

They modify/describe a noun or a pronoun. They
tell us what somebody or something is like.
Beautiful, dutiful, determined, focused, big,
white, expensive, exciting, etc.

They usually come before or close to a noun or a
pronoun.

They bought an expensive house. [noun]

We went to a party; it was exciting! [pronoun]
Describe the photo: What do you see?
What’s happening?
 Verbs
are words that describe actions,
feelings or states of being.

I take a bus to school every morning. [action]

Mustafa loves his wife dearly. [feeling]

Leila is upset after the accident. [state of being]
Put these verbs under the right category
Wish
play
wash dig
love
eat
want
sing
enjoy think read
Action
Feeling/State
Eat
know
know
Action
Feeling/State
Eat
Know
Dig
Love
Wash
Wish
Read
Enjoy
play
Think
Sing
Want
They describe verbs, adjectives and other
adverbs.
 They are usually written closer to the words they
describe [before or after].



Fatima immediately called the police.

The little girl ran quickly to her mother.

Hassan is extremely intelligent.

I saw her very briefly.
Many adverbs end in “ly”; however, there are
some irregular adverbs such as ‘hard’ and ‘fast’
which do not have ‘ly’.
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct word
new
gives
she
car seriously
Asma is a student at Qatar University.
_____(1.) is majoring in Linguistics. Each
morning, her friend ______(2.) her a ride to
the university. Asma doesn’t have a _____ (3.)
but she is planning to buy a _______ (4.) one
this month. She is thinking about it _______
(5.).
1. She
2. gives
3. car
4. new
5. seriously
Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs
(total of 8)
We live in a big city called New York. I didn’t
like it when we moved there 3 years ago; but I quickly
realized that it was not bad at all. I got a scholarship
immediately after I’ve applied at NY City University. I
am now in my final year. Even though I am extremely
busy with assignments and projects, I always make
sure to spend a relaxing time with friends whenever I
can.
Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs
(total of 8)
We live in a big city called New York. I
didn’t like it when we moved there 3 years ago;
but I
quickly
realized that it was not bad at all.
I got a scholarship
immediately
after I’ve
applied at NY City University. I am now in my final
year. Even though I am
extremely
busy with
assignments and projects, I always make sure to
spend a relaxing time with friends whenever I can.
Write what part of speech the underlined
word is
1. I like dogs very much. _______
2. Elena is very pretty. ______ , ______, ______
3. My city is big! ______, ______
4. We fly to Dubai this summer. ______, ______
5. That building is big and it is designed
beautifully. ______, _____, ________
1. verb
2. noun, adverb, adjective
3. pronoun, adjective
4. pronoun, verb
5. noun, pronoun, adverb
Thank you
for
your attention!
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