The boys ate their dinner so hungrily that mother brought out seconds. Please contact me if you have any questions or ntact. Part of speech definition examples nouns names persons, places, things. There are different figures of speech that can tap the imagination. Part i parts of speech i introduction this module is the first of three that focuses on the basics of english grammar you need to speak and write as effectively as possible. This exercise would help you to score higher in your future examinations. He claimed that shakespeares plays were more interesting than ibsens. Working through the whole sheet, doing all the exercises, will take approximately 90 minutes. Reported statements mixed exercise change this direct speech into reported speech. These are categorized according to the syntactic function. Once you have completed the parts of speech checkup, compare your answers. Explanation, examples, and practice identifying prepositions in sentences. If a sentence has no helping verb or verbs, write none on the line. Exercise determine how the words in italics are used in the sentences below.
The parts of speech helping verbs helping verbs help the main verb express action or make a statement. Anil ambasana department of education saurashtra university,rajkot gujarat 265 adjective. In this module, you will learn the three common figures of speech simile, metaphor. In direct speech we repeat exactly what someone said. Practice online or download in pdf these easy, beginners, advanced level reported speech exercises. For nouns ending in s,ch,sh,x,or zz, add es to form the plural. Or, to put it another way, an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept.
Everyone already knows a lot about grammar and uses it correctly most of the time. Please identify the correct part of speech for each word in the sentences on. Parts of speech w orkbook researcher vimal makwana guided by dr. The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake. To the right, substitute a different word for the underlined word.
Parts of speech folsom cordova unified school district. He told me a i was from poland wrong the pronoun is incorrect. Convert direct speech to reported speech statements in this exercise print worksheets for your classes. Identifying parts of speech once you have learned about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, you will be able to identify them in sentences and tell them apart from each other. Exercise on the lines provided, write all the helping verbs that appear in the following sentences.
Interview questions and answers for reported speech. Common sense, together with the time aspect from the speakers point of view, are more important than the rules when. These exercises are more difficult than those exercises that we did on page two. The professor ordered us to put our pencils down immediately. Esl game on learning how to make sentences in english language based on fundamental rules of reported speech. Parts of speech worksheets riverside secondary school. On these worksheets, students learn to identify the part of speech of a word according.
English language worksheet i parts of speech cardiff. In order to determine what part of speech a word is, you must decide how it is used in the sentence. After i got home yesterday, i took my dog for a walk. Meeting reports and summaries, daily conversations and news stories. The parts of speech determining parts of speech nouns are often used as adjectives, and adjectives may be used as pronouns. If you are interested in a particular part of speech, like nouns for instance, click the link at the beginning. The following pages will provide practice in identifying the eight parts of speech one by one. They are eight categories of words defined in terms of their purpose, place, meaning, and use within sentences.
You have to find out what part of speech that word belongs to. If your consecutive letters are correct, you will spell out the names of four trees in items 1 through 12 and four. The spokesman said that he couldnt understand why billiards had been prohibited. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise english reported speech. Reported speech exercise direct reported is seeing was seeing sees saw saw sawhad seen has seen had seen will see would see is going to see was going to see can see could see direct reported here there this that these those now then today that day. Direct speech we may quote the actual words of the speaker.
As usual, in the towns of ghana, the streets were filled. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs choose the best words to describe the parts of speech in the sixteen sentences below. Figures of speech introduction idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. Reported speech from present simple questions write the questions using reported speech with answer key and grammar note on page 2 intermediate level approximately 10 15 minutes. All the words in the english language, written, spoken or listened by us in daily life, are parts of speech.
Noun the name of a person, place or thing is called a noun. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet. Quoted%and%reported%speech% san jose state university. This can be useful when reporting on research or telling a story. Figurative language makes readers or listeners use their imagination and understand much more than the plain words. Reported speech exercises with answers esl vocab fox. Reported speech exercises pdf download for all class students and the students of all levels. The number of exercises will teach you to learn reported speech in english grammar.
She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. Singular, plural, and collective nouns worksheet answers. Words in english belong to different parts of speech. Reported speech exercises with answers reporting speech. Parts of speech exercise english practice learn and. This etext book was originally part of the writing on the run. Reported speech exercises change the following sentences into reported speech. Check your answer on page 12 all answers are at the end of the worksheet. Nounsare words that identify a person teenager, place. In this worksheet, you learn the parts of speech needed to make a straightforward english sentence. Ask the students where they might find reported speech. Theres also a revision section at the end, with another 30 minutes work. English grammar reported speech 3 all those changes represent the distancing effect of the reported speech. The young children were eagerly waiting for christmas.
On the line to the left, write the part of speech of the underlined word. Identify the underlined part of speech as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, article, adverb, conjunction, preposition, or interjection. Reported speech truefalse the two sentences have the same meaning. He said i dont like football in reported speech, however, we tell what someone said without repeating his exact words. Therefore, our language must reflect that shift in perspective. Some words can be used as more than one part of speech. Action verbs and verbs of being worksheets reading level 01 pdf. Reported speech exercise 9 perfect english grammar.
In each of the following sentences, there is a bolded word. Exercises in reporting speech, rewrite the following into indirect speech. The plays of shakespeare are more interesting than the plays of ibsen. Bob shouted loudly and ran quickly across the driveway. We use reported speech when we wish to report what someone else has said without using a direct quote.
If you do not understand any part of the handout or the answers, please see a tutor in the. Lord of the flies figurative language worksheet rtf file. Solved examples with detailed answer description, explanation are given and it would be easy to understand. Bbc learning english grammar challenge grammar challenge activities bbc learning english page 4 of 5 reported speech exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with words of the appropriate part of speech. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and. Just click on a link to open a printable pdf version of the desired worksheet. Exercise on reported speech 03 learn english online free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on english language.
The 8 parts of speech diagnostic assessment warren hills. Pp2 verbs used to quote speech the most common verb used for quoting speech is say. Students determine what figure of speech is used and explain their answers. The answers are included at the end of this handout. On the line to the left of the sentence, write the word that is the part of speech indicated in parenthesis. Gihan exclaimed that they had too many prohibitions. Beautiful is an adjective and ravishingly is an adverb. Each sentence given below contains an underlined word. Changing yesno questions from direct speech to indirect speech answers. Direct and indirect speech verbal ability questions. You have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech specified in the bracket. Parts of speech exercise february 28, 2014 you have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech specified in the bracket. Online and printable reported speech mixed exercise convert sentences from direct speech to indirect speech. When we report what someone else has said we are shifting our perspective of that speech.
Parts of speech 440 unit 10 parts of speech singular and plural nouns nouns can be singular or plural, depending upon whether they name one person, place, thing, or idea or more than one. Both quoted and reported speech are used frequently. Diagnostic test 2 parts of speech on the line next to the number, write the. Download reported speech exercises pdf for class 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and college and university level students. Verb it tells about the activity of things and persons.