REET Level 1 study notes
Parts of Speech and Basic Syntax — Primary English (Classes I-V)
At the primary level, English grammar teaches eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection. A noun names, a pronoun replaces a noun, a verb shows action or links the subject to information, adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs. The three basic sentence patterns are S-V, as in `Birds fly`, S-V-O, as in `Sita eats a mango`, and S-V-C, as in `She is a teacher`. For REET Level 1, grammar should be taught through pictures, sorting, matching, action and familiar textbook sentences, not through heavy technical analysis.
Key points
- Eight parts of speech are taught at the primary stage: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- A noun names; a pronoun replaces a noun; a verb shows action or links the subject to information.
- Adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs; both can answer simple wh-questions in primary sentences.
- Three basic sentence patterns at this level are S-V ("Birds fly"), S-V-O ("Sita eats a mango") and S-V-C ("She is a teacher").
- Primary grammar is recognition through activities and pictures, not analysis through technical labels.
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At the primary level, English grammar teaches eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection. A noun names, a pronoun replaces a noun, a verb shows action or links the subject to information, adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs. The three basic sentence patterns are S-V, as in `Birds fly`, S-V-O, as in `Sita eats a mango`, and S-V-C, as in `She is a...