Fundamentals of Writing Notes

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Review
The Basics
Instructions
This Power Point reviews basic concepts that you would have met several times along your
academic journey. These concepts are important to know as you begin this course.
You are encouraged to
1) Read the definitions and posters on each slide.
2) Look at the videos.
3) Complete the activities.

Parts of Speech
THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH
There are eight parts of speech in the English

language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb,
preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The
part of speech indicates how the word functions
in meaning as well as grammatically within the
sentence. An individual word can function as
more than one part of speech when used in
different circumstances.
Parts of Speech: Nouns
A noun is a word that names a

person, place, animal, thing or idea.
Please read about the types of noun
in the table.
VIDEO: Nouns
https://youtu.be/DCdt8-H1BFY
ACTIVITY
Exercise 1
https://www.quia.com/quiz/3406205.html
Exercise 2
https://www.studyguidezone.com/nouns.ht
m https://www.grammar.cl/rules/types-of-nouns-in-english.gif
Parts of Speech: Verbs
A verb is a word that expresses an
action or a state of being. There are
three basic types of verbs.
VIDEO: Verbs
https://youtu.be/IrfZCvTe-Ko
ACTIVITY E
xercise 1
https://www.quia.com/quiz/300577.html
Exercise 2
https://www.studyguidezone.com/verbs.htm
Parts of Speech: Pronouns
A pronoun is a word which replaces a noun. Examples of pronouns-he, she,

it, we, they, them. If we did not use pronouns this
would be how we would write and speak-
The boy took the boy’s dog to the vet.’
When we use a pronoun the sentence now becomes-’The boy took his dog to
the vet.’ The pronoun his now replaces the
noun the dog. There are several types of pronouns;
however, the following are important for this class-
Personal pronouns Indefinite Pronouns
Relative pronouns
VIDEO: Pronouns
https://youtu.be/koZFca8AkT0
Indefinite Pronouns
We use indefinite pronouns to refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are. We use
pronouns ending in -body or -one for people, and pronouns ending in -thing for things:
Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose,
which, that.
Activity: Identifying Pronouns
Exercise 1: Relative Pronouns
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronoun
s/relative_pronouns.htm
Exercise 2: Personal Pronoun
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech
/pronouns/pronoun-quiz.html
Exercise 3: Indefinite Pronouns
ttps
://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/indefinit
h
e-pronouns/indefinite-pronouns1.htm
Parts of Speech: Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows location.
VIDEO: Prepositions
https://youtu.be/Bmz8mM-nPtM
Prepositional Phrases
Read about the prepositional
phrase.
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/preposition
s.htm
ACTIVITY
Exercise 1
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exe
rcises/prepositions/prep031.htm
Exercise 2
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exe
Parts o Speech: Adverbs
An adverb is a part of speech that provides aa
greater description to a verb, adjective, another

adverb, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence. A great
way to pick out an adverb from a sentence is to
look for the word ending in –ly; keep in mind
that there are also some adverbs that do not
begin with ly.
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/14fXm4FOMPM
ACTIVITY
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_adverbs.htm
Parts of Speech: Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe or modify

other words, making your writing and
speaking much more specific, and a whole lot
more interesting.
VIDEO: Adjectives
https://youtu.be/NkuuZEey_bs
ACTIVITY
https://www.quia.com/rr/316690.htm
l?AP_rand=1515870864&playHTM
Conjunctions
A conjunction is the glue that holds words, phrases and clauses (both
dependent and independent) together. There are three different kinds
of conjunctions -- coordinating, subordinating, and correlative --
each serving its own, distinct purpose, but all working to bring words
together.
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/RPoBE-E8VOc
ACTIVITY
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/basic-c
onjunctions-0
Parts of Speech: Interjections
An interjection is a part of speech that demonstrates the

emotion or feeling of the author. These words or phrases
can stand alone, or be placed before or after a sentence.
Many times, as within the examples of interjections below,
you'll notice many interjections are followed by
an exclamation mark.
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/YQ0696UhWrc
ACTIVITY
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=qui
z-on-interjections
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a groups of words
that
• Is a complete thought.
• makes complete sense.
• contains a subject and a verb.

Subject of a sentence
HOW TO FIND THE SUBJECT OF A

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A
SENTENCE?
SENTENCE?
Ask- “Who or what” before the verb.
The subject is the person, place, Example: Peter read the book.
thing, or idea that To find the subject you ask -Who read
is doing or being something in a the book?
sentence. The subject is usually a The answer is Peter. Peter is the subject
noun, pronoun or gerund. of the sentence.
Example: Peter read the book. ACTIVITY
Peter is the subject in the sentence https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/gra
mmar/subject/quiz244.html

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Writ 117

You are encouraged to

1) Read the definitions and posters on each slide.

2) Look at the videos.

3) Complete the activities.

THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

There are eight parts of speech in the English

A noun is a word that names a

A pronoun is a word which replaces a noun. Examples of pronouns-he, she,

Exercise 1: Relative Pronouns

Exercise 2: Personal Pronoun

Exercise 3: Indefinite Pronouns

A preposition is a word that shows location.

An adverb is a part of speech that provides aa

greater description to a verb, adjective, another

Adjectives are words that describe or modify

An interjection is a part of speech that demonstrates the

A sentence is a groups of words

• makes complete sense.

• contains a subject and a verb.

HOW TO FIND THE SUBJECT OF A

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