How many parts of speech are there? If verbs are one part and nouns another, how many are there in total? Find out in this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig
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Bucket list – things you want to do before you die
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What’s on your bucket list? (buy your first home, start a blog, visit The Grand Canyon, meet a famous person, do a parachute jump)
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‘Thank you for your programme. I enjoy (IT)’
The Parts of English Speech 
1. Verbs – are, go, take, love, eat etc. I love this podcast.
(Note: verbs can be divided into main verbs: study, work, go etc. and operator verbs: must, can, do, did, be, will, might, could, etc. Operator verbs include modals and auxiliaries)
I couldn’t sleep well last night.
Do you enjoy our podcast?
2. Adverbs (describe a verb, adjective or adverb) – slowly, clearly, fast, everywhere, yesterday, very, really
She works well.
Mr. Bolt runs extremely fast.
3. Nouns – people, things, animals, places, ideas or events
This podcast is the business.
Reza is a great bloke.
We live in Valencia, Spain.
4. Pronouns – I, me, it, she, mine, hers, we, who, etc.
We had no water, so she offered us hers.
5. Adjectives (describes a noun) – wonderful, big, Spanish, attractive, hard-working, etc.
There are some marvellous attractions for adventurous tourists in Greece.
He is happy.
6. Determiners (limits a noun) – the, a/an, this, that, some, each, etc. – There are too many potatoes on my plate./ Some people have all the luck!
(Note: Determiners may be treated as adjectives, instead of being a separate part of speech)
7. Prepositions – under, of, off, on, in, throughout, despite, etc.
The guitarist broke away from the group before July in an unexpected announcement, despite his promise to stay.
8. Conjunctions – and, because, while, when, or, etc.
Make hay while the sun shines!
9. Interjections/exclamations – Hey! Ouch! Wow! Oops! Oh! F#*k! Etc.
10. Enumerators – one, two, three, first, second, twelfth, thirty-first, etc.
They counted eleven famous actors in one Hollywood café.
Test yourself
Focus on just one part of speech in each sentence.
Eg. Find all the adjectives in this sentence:
Some lovely learners tell us AIRC is a very useful podcast.
Verbs – Watch where you’re going, idiot!
Adverbs – “If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well,” Mr. Wealand often says.
Nouns – The invention of the mobile phone has changed our world.
Pronouns – The man who lives there is my brother’s friend, not mine.
Adjectives – A very wise old woman once told me to be happier for my own good.
Determiners – Some people complain about the huge crowds at many popular events.
Prepositions – In a way, I admit I am in debt to John for his help until now.
Conjunctions – Mary says that we must sink or swim because there’s a crisis.
Interjections/Exclamations – Ouch! Hey, watch what you’re doing with that pole!
Enumerators – On the 6th of May, at eight o’clock, the one and only Shakira will be performing live.
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