Parts of Speech
Aim: this exercise is to help you to learn some different parts of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs and adjectives) for some academic words.
Instructions: Fill in the table below, then click the 'Show Answers' button.
Answers:
| Noun | Verb (infinitive) | Adjective |
| a contribution (countable noun) e.g. I would like to thank Mr. Chan for his generous contribution. |
to contribute e.g. I would like you all to contribute your opinions. |
contributing e.g. I would like to thank all contributing members for their support. |
| an introduction (countable noun) e.g. The main argument of the essay is laid out in the introduction. |
to introduce e.g. The topic sentence is the place to introduce the topic of a paragraph. |
introductory e.g. In his introductory remarks he joked about his age. |
| an objection (countable noun) e.g. If you have no objection we will move on to the next point. |
to object e.g. I want to object to the lack of discussion of this issue. |
objective / objecting e.g. The objecting member is preventing us from reaching an objective conclusion. |
| determination (uncountable noun) e.g. Determination is good when you are right, otherwise it is just stubbornness. |
to determine e.g. We should analyse the report in order to determine the cause of the problem. |
determining e.g. The determining factor is the rate of growth of the industry. |
| cooperation (uncountable noun) e.g. I am looking forward to your cooperation in this venture. |
to cooperate e.g. I would like to cooperate with you on this matter. |
cooperative e.g. He is not a very cooperative person. |
Last updated on: Friday, March 23, 2012
