Parts of Speech: Verbs, Adverbs, and Prepositions

This session on English grammar continues from the previous one, focusing on verbs, adverbs, and prepositions. It explains how verbs indicate actions or states, adverbs modify verbs, and prepositions show relationships or locations. The session includes examples and a quick test to reinforce learning.

Which part of speech is used to express an action or state of being?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

• Preposition

What question can you ask to identify an adverb in a sentence?

• How

• Who

• When

• Where

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

• Beautiful

• Under

• Quickly

• Table

Which word in the sentence 'He swam across the river' is a preposition?

• He

• Swam

• Across

• River

What is the role of a preposition in a sentence?

• To describe a noun

• To modify a verb

• To show a relationship between nouns or pronouns

• To express an action