VERB,PREPOSITION,

CONJUNCTION &
INTERJECTION
What is
verb?
Action words
that tells what
we are doing.
A verb may tell us:
(1)What a person or
thing does;
o Ali laughs.
oThe clock strikes.
oMaria work hard.
(2)What is done to
a person or thing;
oSarah was
scolded.
oThe window is
broken.
(3) What a person
or thing is;
oThe cat is dead.
oGlass is brittle.
oI feel sorry.
oShe is late in the
class.
There are different types of verbs in
generative grammar.

A sentence can contain a single verb

or a combination of auxiliary and
main verb
 MAIN VERB
- is the action done by or on the subject of
the verb.
- action word can be easy to identify.

E.g.
Rica is playing badminton.
 Three types of Main verb
Transitive verb & Intransitive verb

Regular verb & Irregular verb

Finite verb & Non- finite verb

 Transitive Verb
- requires an object in
Transitive which the action takes
& place.
- here, the object is not the
Intransitive verb but the action.
Verb
Example:
I am painting the car.
Intransitive verb
- the opposite of the
transitive verb.
-It doesn’t have an object
of the action.

Example:
I am painting.
 Regular Verb
Regular - are those whose conjunction follows the
typical pattern, or one of the typical
& patterns, of language which it belongs.
Irregular -They form their inflected parts by adding
verb the typical endings -s, -ing, and –ed to give
form such as plays, entering and liked.

Example:
play, enter, like
 Irregular
-The pastverb
tense is not formed by
adding the usual “ –ed” ending.

Example:
Sing (sang), feel (felt), and go
(went).
 Finite verb
Finite & - It is limited or bounded.
- It changes its form according to
Non- its tense.
Finite
verb Example:
1. Ray has written a letter.
2. She gave a written statement
before the judge.
 An infinite verb is
Non- Finite unlimited and
verb bounded. It is opposite
to finite verb

Example:
I suspect it was him.
 What is an auxiliary verb?
- is a verb that adds functional or
grammatical meaning to the
clause in which it appears, so as
to express tense, aspect,
modality, voice, emphasis, etc.
Auxiliary
-Auxiliary verb usually accompany
verb by main verb and the main verb
provides the main semantic
content of clause.

Example:
I have finished my lunch.
 Help the main verb
express action or state
of being.
Helping Helping verb have no
meaning on their own.
verb
Example:
We have eaten.
 These are the verbs, be,
Primary do and have.
helping
verb Be ( am, is, are, was,
were, be, been, being)
Have (have, has, had)
Do (do, does, did)
 - We use modal helping
verbs to “modify” the
meaning of the main
Modal verb in some way.
helping
verb - It expresses necessity
or possibility, and
changes the main verb in
that sense.
 These are the
modal verbs:
can, could
may, might
will, would
shall, should
must
ought to
 PREPOSITION
-preposition is a group of words that is
used with a noun, pronoun, or noun
phrase to show direction, location, or
time, or to introduce an object.

-a preposition is a short word such as

on, in, or to.
 The Role of a Preposition
A preposition precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the
noun's (or the pronoun's) relationship to another word in the
sentence.

Examples:

It is a container for butter.

The eagle soared above the clouds.

He is the President of the Philippines

TYPES OF
PREPOSITION
Transitive Prepositions
A transitive preposition uses a
complement with a preposition.

For example, the word “amongst” is a

transitive preposition.
You cannot write “she lived amongst
the wildflowers” without the
complement “the wildflowers.”
 Intransitive prepositions do not need to use
the complement to complete the thought.

Intransitive
For example, “outside” can be used in the
Preposition following sentence without a complement,
s “she lived outside.” You could add a
complement to this, “She lived outside the
city limits,” but it is unnecessary when
using it.
Conjunctive Preposition
This type of preposition uses a clause
as the complement. Traditional
grammar may categorize these are
subordinating conjunctions instead of
conjunctive prepositions.

One common example of a conjunctive

preposition is the word “because.”
 Complex Preposition
-When two or more words form a preposition, they are a complex
preposition. This type of preposition is also referred to as a
compound preposition. Aside from being more than one word, it
functions essentially the same as any other preposition.

-mostly found at the beginning and the middle of a sentence, but

rarely at the end. To find the correct complex preposition to use,
focus on the relationship between the beginning and the end of the
sentence. When you have determined this relationship, you can
identify the proper complex preposition much easier.
Phrase prepositions
Sometimes called prepositional
phrases, phrase prepositions
contain the preposition, the
object, and the optional object’s
modifier.
 What are
conjunction?
Conjunction are words
that join two or more
words phrases, or clauses.
Example:
Joining two or more words:

The dog scratched and

panted.
Joining to or more phrases:

My doctor can choose to

measure my height, weight, or
check my temperature.
Joining two or more
sentences:
Eric wants to play basketball.
Annie wants to play soccer.

Eric wants to play basketball but

Annie wants to play soccer.
Coordinating
Conjunction
- coordinating
conjunctions join
sentence elements that
are the same.
You can memorize them
with acronym FANBOYS.
 INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word or phrase used to express a feeling
or to request or demand something. While interjections are
a part of speech, they are not grammatically connected to
other parts of a sentence.

Interjections are common in everyday speech and informal

writing. While some interjections such as “well” and
“indeed” are acceptable in formal conversation, it’s best to
avoid interjections in formal or academic writing.
 Examples: Interjections
in a sentence
Wow! That bird is huge.
Uh-oh. I forgot to get gas.

We’re not lost. We just need to go, um, this way.

Psst, what’s the answer to number four?

Thank
you!