Word classes, also known as parts of speech, are the different categories of words used in grammar each having some distinctive structural characteristics. In an Ensino Médio group, students were given a handout containing pairs of sentences to be observed and analysed as an opportunity for pair work. At a later moment, the teacher conducted class discussion based on the results of the analysis performed. Being the handout as follows, accurate data to ground conclusions is introduced in:
1.a) The coming and going of people is easy in a humanized city. 1.b) People are coming and going to choose their Christmas gifts.
2.a) Mike’s arriving to class late became a bad habit. 2.b) Look, Mike’s arriving to class late once more!
3.a) Jordan gets detention for his disrespecting the teachers. 3.b) Jordan gets detention for he’s disrespecting the teachers.
4.a) The candidate’s winning the elections in several key areas. 4.b) Her winning the elections was happily celebrated.
5.a) We are buying the gear for the weekend camping trip. 5.b) For the weekend camping trip, our buying the gear was expensive.