English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
KNOWING WORDS IN CONTEXT
Consider what a word is doing before determining its class or part of speech.
- This round is over (round is a name in the context so it is a noun).
- The ship rounded the cape (round shows an action so it is a verb).
- I like round tables (round talks about the noun table so it is an adjective).
- * Move round (round describes how the action of moving is performed so it is an adverb).
- She walks round the clock (round shows the relationship between her and the clock and words that show relationships are prepositions).
Task
Use the word ‘like’ as a noun, verb, adjective, conjunction and preposition without consulting your dictionary.
GAB
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