Understanding Parts of Speech

In this ESL lesson with Natalia, the focus is on understanding sentence structure and parts of speech. The video explains the difference between sentence structure, which divides sentences into subjects and predicates, and parts of speech, which identifies each word's role. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts, such as 'My cat is soft' and 'She is in the classroom.' The lesson concludes by summarizing the key differences between sentence structure and parts of speech.

What is the main focus of Natalia's ESL lesson?

• Sentence structure and parts of speech

• Pronunciation practice

• Advanced grammar techniques

• Vocabulary building

In the sentence 'My cat is soft', what is the subject?

• predicate

• soft

• is

• My cat

What does the predicate in a sentence contain?

• The subject

• Only adjectives

• The verb and everything that follows

• Only nouns

In parts of speech, what is 'my' in 'my cat'?

• Noun

• Verb

• Possessive adjective

• Adverb

Which of the following is a noun in the sentence 'I have a big soft cat'?

• soft

• cat

• have

• big

What part of speech is 'have' in the sentence 'I have a big soft cat'?

• Article

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

In the sentence 'My car is black', what is the predicate?

• My car

• is black

• black

• is

What is the role of 'is' in the sentence 'She is in the classroom'?

• Preposition

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

In the sentence 'She is in the classroom', what is 'in the classroom'?

• Adjective

• Prepositional phrase

• Predicate

• Subject

How do sentence structure and parts of speech differ?

• Sentence structure divides into subject and predicate, parts of speech identifies each word

• They both focus on verbs

• Parts of speech divides into subject and predicate, sentence structure identifies each word

• They are the same