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PARTS OF SPEECH

Words can function as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions or interjections. Most

common errors made in students' written work involve incorrect word formation. There is often confusion between noun, adjective, adverb and verb forms and these have been categorised below. Many English words can have several forms. Examples: research can be either a verb or a noun, but has no adjectival or adverbial forms.

simple is an adjective. It has an adverbial form, simply, a noun form, simplicity, and a verb form, simplify.

success is a noun, but it also has adjectival, adverbial and verb forms: successful (adj), successfully (adv) and succeed (v).

regularly is an adverb, but it also has noun, verb and adjectival forms: regulation (n), regulate (v) and regular (adj).

It is important to know the function of words in a sentence in order to use them correctly. A good quality dictionary

will clearly show the various forms of a word and give examples. Common confusions in parts of speech

In the sample sentences below, incorrect sentences come first with a cross at the start; incorrect items are in italic

font. Correct sentences come second, with correct items in bold font.

1. Noun/verb confusion

A noun defines or names something. A verb expresses an action, something that happens or occurs, or a mode of

being. Some nouns and verbs share the same form (e.g. project, record), but usually they are different. Many nouns

end in

'tion' or 'cion', 'ment' or 'ing'. Verb forms vary according mainly to person, number and tense; they can also be

active or passive. Examples of noun/verb confusion: The group were able to identity the most serious academic problem

(Incorrect use of noun: should be the verb form, identify) At present, there is a lot of compete for good jobs

(Incorrect use of verb: should be the noun form, competition)

2. Noun/adjective confusion

A noun defines or names something. An adjective qualifies or tells us more about a noun or pronoun: it can be regular,

comparative or superlative. In a sentence, the qualifying adjective usually comes directly before the noun or noun

phrase. Examples of noun/adjective confusion: As the members were aged from 15 to 55, it was a difficulty task to design a game to suit everyone (Incorrect use of noun: should be the adjectival form, difficult)

The company demonstrated a great deal of successful in developing client relationships (Incorrect use of adjective: should be the noun form, success)

The important of the case was emphasised

(Incorrect use of adjective: should be the noun form, importance) 2

3. Adjective/adverb confusion

An adjective is a word that qualifies or tells us more about a noun or pronoun. An adverb is a word that qualifies or tells us more about a verb (he studies diligently), or sometimes an adjective (an extremely expensive suit) or another adverb (she walked very slowly). Many adverbs end in 'ly'.

Examples of

adjective/adverb confusion:

A good business person should be proactively

(Incorrect use of adverb: should be the adjectival form, proactive.)

She ready agreed to give her presentation

(Incorrect use of adjective: should be the adverbial form, readily.)

4. Confusion with gerund or other noun forms

Nouns based on verbs can end in either

'ing' (the gerund) or another ending such as 'tion' or 'ment'. If there is an object in the sentence, the gerund form is usually correct.

Examples of gerund and other noun form confusion:

Development a high quality product is of paramount importance. Developing a high quality product is of paramount importance. Manufacture clothing in China is very cost effective. Manufacturing clothing in China is very cost effective If there is no object in the sentence, the alternative to the gerund is usually used.

Developing is of paramount importance.

Development is of paramount importance.

5. Confusion with different forms of same root noun

Nouns may have different forms, usually with slightly different meanings, which can be confusing. She decided to move into a new flat to start a new living. She decided to move into a new flat to start a new life. (The first sentence has a gerund meaning ' means of earning' or 'way of life' instead of the correct noun form meaning 'existence'.)

6. Confusion with pronoun form

A pronoun is an identifying word used instead of a noun. Personal pronouns, in English, are I, you, he/she/it, we, you

(plural), and

they. Possessive pronouns are my, your, his, her, its, our, their. Personal and possessive pronouns are

sometimes confused. If a pronoun refers to a noun used previously, singular/plural agreement may be incorrect.

Examples of incorrect pronoun forms:

All employees have been notified that their are to be made redundant. All employees have been notified that they are to be made redundant. The MD has seen the contracts and he wants it substantially altered. The MD has seen the contracts and he wants them substantially altered. 3

7. Confusion with adjective form

a) adjectives ending in ED and ING Some adjectives are actually participles (verb forms with -ing and -ed endings). They can be confusing or you can be confused.

Generally, the

-ed ending means that the noun so described has a passive role: you are confused by something (the

subject matter, the way it is presented, etc.). The -ed ending modifiers are often accompanied by prepositions and

often describe the human reaction to something.

The -ing ending means that the noun described has a more active role: if the help pages do not seem to clarify the

point, they are confusing (to you and others).

Examples:

I am confused about the new fire drill arrangements. A number of confusing messages were left by the I.T. Department. My parents were disappointed by my poor achievement.

The rainy weather was disappointing.

That was a very satisfying meal.

The review panel were very satisfied with the new online course. The Committee are all excited about the new project.

The new project is very exciting.

I am never bored in my free time.

My free time is never boring.

b) Omission of 'd' in adjectives ending in 'ed'

Examples:

Our Company uses the most advance technology.

Our Company uses the most advanced technology

Detail information is required from candidates.

Detailed information is required from candidates.

This is a fun site where you can practise your grammar: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

These two sites have academic word lists; these

words are commonly used at university and it is important to familiarize yourself with them:

Adapted from:

English Language Centre n.d.,

Parts of speech confusion

, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, accessed 20 September

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