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REVIEW ON GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION SKILLS

REVIEW ON GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION SKILLS. FORM CLASSES OR CONTENT WORDS These words can be inflected. They have special forms—signals or characteristics of position and form, such as endings and the like which mark them off one from another. FORM CLASSES OR CONTENT WORDS

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REVIEW ON GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION SKILLS

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  1. REVIEW ON GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION SKILLS

  2. FORM CLASSES OR CONTENT WORDS These words can be inflected. They have special forms—signals or characteristics of position and form, such as endings and the like which mark them off one from another.

  3. FORM CLASSES OR CONTENT WORDS They are also called content words because they are used for things, actions, or qualities.

  4. FORM CLASSES OR CONTENT WORDS These are NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, and ADVERBS.

  5. FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE WORDS These are words whose forms or spellings do not change. They have no meaning by themselves but they are used in utterances to signal grammatical relationship.

  6. FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE WORDS These words are also called structure words because they tie up the four main form classes to give pattern or structure to the English language.

  7. FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE WORDS These are PRONOUNS, PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, INTERJECTIONS, DETERMINERS, NUMERALS, and AUXILIARIES.

  8. Discuss the following terms briefly but precisely: Nouns Number of Nouns Gender of Nouns Kinds of Nouns

  9. Form small groups composed of five members each. A word will be posted on the board. Each group will form as many words as they can by unscrambling the letters of the given word. The group with the most number of unique words formed will be declared winner. You are given only three minutes for this activity.

  10. CARPENTER

  11. Noun is a part of speech that names people, places, things, ideas, or concepts. It comes from the Latin word “nomen” that means “name.”

  12. Using suffixes to distinguish nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

  13. Noun -age (stoppage) -ness (loveliness) -ce (hindrance) -or (actor) -cy (democracy)-ship (friendship) -dom (kingdom) -sy(leprosy) -ion (admission) -tion (creation) - ism (Hinduism) -ty (humility) -ity (clarity) -ure(seizure) -ment (argument)

  14. Verb -ate (create) -er (transfer) -en (widen) -fy (pacify) -ize (maximize)

  15. Adjective -able (capable) -al (tropical) -ant (distant) -ent (different) -ful (grateful) -ible (terrible) -ic (angelic) -less (countless) -ly (friendly) -ous (industrious)

  16. Adverb -ly (terribly) (carefully) (humbly)

  17. Transformation from noun to verb to adjective

  18. Noun Verb Beauty Beautify Brightness Brighten Creation Create Difference Differ Excitement Excite Friend Befriend Obedience Obey

  19. Noun Adjective Beauty Beautiful Brightness Bright Creation Creative Difference Different Excitement Excited Friend Friendly Obedience Obedient

  20. Transformations from verbs to people nouns

  21. Verb Noun Act Actor/Actress Brag Braggart Copy Copyist Sing Singer Translate Translator Teach Teacher Wrestle Wrestler

  22. Transformations from concrete people to abstract nouns

  23. Concrete Abstract Bishop Bishopric Coward Cowardice Friend Friendship King Kingdom Man Manhood Philosopher Philosophy

  24. Agent vs Patient

  25. Agent Patient Employer Employee Evacuator Evacuee Examiner Examinee Interviewer Interviewee Nominator Nominee Payer Payee Trainer Trainee Vendor Vendee

  26. Change the following words into nouns. 1. Look 6. Dangerous 2. Mold 7. Wonderful 3. Industrious 8. Wander 4. Distance 9. Democratic 5. Careful 10. Execute

  27. Mark all the nouns in the following selection. It is easy to meet the demands of high school life if a student knows how. First, he should like his teachers and adjust to their personalities and teaching styles. Second, he should manage his time effectively. Third, he should practice good study habits and positive attitudes. Finally, he should strengthen his determination, self-confidence, and self-mastery.

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