Unit 2

WORKSHEET – UNIT 2

Task 1 - Write 5 examples of each of the following:

Countable noun

-         computer,  mobile phone, printer, plane, umbrella

 

Uncountable noun

-         coffee, butter, sugar, air, atmosphere

Adjective

-         gorgeous, pathetic, outstanding, gigantic, rude

Adverb

-         quickly, slowly, sometimes, often, softly

Preposition

-         in, on, under, today, next week

Verb

-         study, create, imagine, dream, sleep

Pronoun

-         I, you, he, she, they

Infinitive

-         To become, to learn, to expect, to try, to establish

Gerund

-         Cooking, studying, travelling, manufacturing, choosing

Comparative adjective

-         more popular, wiser, more creative, simpler, tougher

Superlative adjective

-         the grandest,  the most fantastic, the rudest, the most boring, the most expensive

Article (3 only)

-         a, an, the

Conjunction

-         and, because, so, but, since

Task 2 – Identify the parts of speech in the following sentence:

I usually go swimming with my best friend and his rather unusual girlfriend.

a)       I  - pronoun

b)      usually  - adverb

c)       go  - verb

d)      swimming  - gerund

e)       with  - preposition

f)       my  - possessive adjective

g)       best  - adjective

h)      friend  - noun

i)       and  - conjunction

j)       his  - possessive adjective

k)      rather  - adverb

l)       unusual  -  adjective

m)     girlfriend  -  noun

Task 3 – State the differences between the following, and give an example of each:

a)                Adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Examples:

I’m glad I survived that horrendous meeting. (adjective)

The speaker was extremely brilliant. (adverb)

b)                Nouns and pronouns

                  

Nouns are words that denote people, places, things, qualities, and states. Pronouns, on the other hand, take the place of a noun in a sentence.

Examples:

Typhoons are common in the Philippines. (noun)

They have been planning to go there for a long time. (pronoun)

Task 4 – Explain the following parts of speech as you would to a student. An example sentence would help to clarify your explanation:

a)                Conjunctions – Conjunctions are used to connect two words, phrases, clauses or sentences together.

Ex:    Jane wanted to improve her English, so she decided to study in America.

b)                Gerunds – Gerunds are the “-ing” forms of verbs that function as nouns.

Ex:    Cooking will never be my cup of tea.

c)                 Verbs – Verbs are action words. They also denote a state of being. Verbs can either be transitive (followed directly by an object) or intransitive (stand-alone).

Ex:    I drink coffee every day. (transitive verb)

                   The baby cried loudly. (intransitive verb)

d)                Comparative adjectives – Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people, places, or things. They are formed by adding +er or the word “more” to the base adjective.

Ex:    China is bigger than Japan.

                   China is more aggressive than Japan.

                  

e)                 Prepositions – Prepositions are words used to indicate the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word. There are 3 major classifications namely: prepositions of place, prepositions of time, and prepositions of movement.   

Ex:    I found the cat sleeping under (place) the table.

                   I hope to finish this course before (time) December.

                   She was heading towards (movement) the door when I caught up with her.

f)                  Superlative adjectives – Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two people, places, or things. They are formed by adding +est or the word “most” to the base adjective.

Ex:    China is considered the second biggest economy in the world.

                   She thinks teaching is the most rewarding job of all.

Task 5 – What do articles do in a sentence? Give examples of your own.

There are only 3 articles (a, an, the) in English which we can further classify as definite (the) and indefinite (a, an). They come before a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence. We use the article “the” if we are referring to a particular or specific noun and we use indefinite articles (a, an) if we are talking about any member of a group. In addition, indefinite articles are only used with singular nouns.

Ex:    I will go to the coffee shop later. (definite)

                   She does not want to spend her time in a coffee shop. (indefinite)

                   An attractive man sat across from me at the coffee shop. (indefinite)