VO English Grammar: An Introduction / PD Dr. I. Mindt
Exercise: Word classes
1. Analyse all parts of speech in the following examples!
a) Simon looks pretty calm now.
Simon / looks / pretty / calm / now.b) Pens make more permanent marks .
Pens / make / more / permanent / marks.c) Cheaper televisions only sometimes have brightness control.
Cheaper / televisions / only / sometimes / have / brightness / control.2. Fill in the missing pronouns!
SINGULAR / PLURAL1st person / 2nd person / 3rd person
masculine / feminine / neuter
subjective case
objective case
possessive pronoun/
genitive case
3. Determine the parts-of-speech of all words in the following sentences:
a) I shook my head and hurried off to the toilet where I was violently sick.
I / shook / my / head / and / hurried / off / to / the / toiletwhere / I / was / violently / sick.
b) In a moment of weakness I believed that he was going to come back.
In / a / moment / of / weakness / I / believedthat / he / was / going / to / come / back
c) The Goths who came from Gotland in the late third century divided and merged with other peoples.
The / Goths / who / came / from / Gotland / in / the / late / third / centurydivided / and / merged / with / other / peoples
d) This evening I would like to explain to you how this happy situation came about, how the Ordnance Survey was born, and how the mapping developed.
This / evening / I / would / like / to / explain / to / youhow / this / happy, / situation / came / about
how / the / Ordnance / Survey / was / born,
and / how / the / mapping / developed
4. Determine the part of speech of the underlined word!
a) You see, by law the child was his.
b) ‘It was his child too,’ Matthew said.
c) I'll send you more information after I've talked to her.
d) The Headmistress would take charge of the first lesson after lunch.
e) He looked very worried.
f) I was worried about you.
g) Are you worried about the stunt?
h) Something about this worried me.
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