26 Nov Same word – two different parts of speech
There are lots of methods of learning a language: the emphasis can be put on its grammar or the lexis However, it is the knowledge of appropriate words that in the first instance enables us to utter what we think.
One of the characteristics of the English language is this: sometimes a word functions as a verb as well as a noun. Keep in mind that some nouns are countable and they require the article “a” or “an” in the singular. These articles aren’t used in the case of uncountable nouns.
Below you can see the relationship between these words and their meanings.
We would like to encourage you to play with the language: pick a noun and use it in a sentence; then use the same word as a verb in the next sentence. Repeat in reverse order: pick a verb, build a sentence, then another one with the same word as a noun. Here is an example:
I drink water. water – a noun
My grandma waters plants three times a week. to water – a verb
