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8 Parts of Speech

A Noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective,compound

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Noun TypesConcrete Nouns

A concrete noun is a person, animal, place, or thing that you

can sense with your five senses. Examples: computer, mouse,

rocket, book, room, school, house, clock, perfume, Cloud, smoke

Abstract Nouns

An abstract noun is an idea, emotion, feeling, or quality that

cannot be detected by the five senses. Examples: education,

love, speed, wisdom, beauty, sadness, communication

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Noun Types Common Nouns

Common nouns name ordinary things that are not specific or

important enough to be capitalized (except at the beginning of a

sentence). Common nouns refer to any of a class of people places

or things. Common nouns include most of the nouns used to name

things. The following are just a few examples: television, color,

candles, computer, president, music, telephone, dog, and weather.

Proper Nouns

Proper nouns name particular people, places, or things that are

special enough to be always capitalized. The following are a few

examples: New Jersey, Sony, Atlantic Ocean

Grice Middle School, Enterprise, Walnut Street

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Noun Types Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of entities

that may be considered either as individuals or as one larger

entity. Examples: class, navy, fleet, band

Compound Nouns

Reminder: the word ‘compound’ means two or more There are three forms of

compound words:

the single word compound noun, in which the words are melded

together, such as firefly, secondhand, baseball, keyboard,notebook;

the hyphenated word compound noun, such as daughter-in-law,

master-at-arms, over-the-counter, six-year-old, mass-produced;

and the separate word compound noun, such as New Jersey, post

office, real estate, middle class, full moon, half sister.

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Find every noun in each sentence.1. Many people fear monsters, especially the dragon.

2. Ancient cultures imagined the dragon as a giant snake.

3. During the Middle Ages, dragons were depicted with wings and legs, breathing fire.

4. Dragons resemble lizards in the artwork of earlier cultures.

5. Roman mythology tells the story of Hydra, a nine­headed dragon.

6. For centuries, Scotland has claimed the monster of Loch Ness.

7. Some people claim to have seen Nessie and even photographed the monster.

8. Indeed, cameras have detected a large, moving object in the waters of the loch.

9. The mysterious serpent has inspired writers, scientists, and preservationists.

10. There may actually be some unknown creature living in this body of fresh water!

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A Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronounExamples: my, you, he, she, they, no one, I, his, hers, yours

An Antecedent is the word that a pronoun replacesExample:Lily and Laura fight whenever they wear the same outfit.

A pronoun MUST agree with its antecedent in number, gender, and person.

Antecedent is singular = use singular pronounAntecedent is plural = use a plural pronoun

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Choose the correct pronoun to agree with its antecedent.

1. Every class officer will do (her, their) best.

2. I find that playing bridge is hard on (my, your) nerves.

3. Everyone should do (his, their) best work on the project.

4. George wants to go into politics; he finds (it, them) exciting.

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Possessive Pronouns Are Like Possessive Boyfriends

That’s right! A possessive pronoun shows who or

what has something. Examples: my, mine, yours, ours, hers, his, etc.

His brain was spent. The spent brain was his.

Practice! Choose the correct possessive pronouns in each sentence.

1. (Your, You’re) a lucky dude!2. (Its, It’s) skin is scaly.3. (Theirs, There’s) a python in the cage.

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Other Types of Pronouns

Reflexive reflects action back upon the subject

I will take it myself when I go to the office.

Intensive emphasizes a noun or pronoun in the same sentence

I myself feel you didn’t learn enough

about pronouns.

Demonstrative points out specific people, places, things, or ideas

Those books are for the class.

Indefinite refers to unidentified persons, places, things, or ideas

Something tells me we are in trouble.

Interrogative introduces a question To whom did you give my number.

Relative Introduces a subordinate clause

The house that Jack built is large.

Type Function Example

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A Verb expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being

Action­­expresses action

Linking­­links subject to predicate (NO ACTION)

Helping­­helps another verb

Verb Phrase­ the main verb plus all of its helpers

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VerbsAction Verbs‐ express actionEXAMPLES: sings, marches, talks

Linking Verbs‐ links the subject to a word in the predicate‐‐‐‐BE Verbs: is, am, are, was ,were, been, being‐‐‐Verbs that Express a condition: look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become seem, remain

Helpers (Auxiliary Verbs): be, can, have, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

Verb phrases: is going, will be eating, could have smiles, Etc.

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8 Parts of SpeechAn Adjective modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun

Describes nounsIncludes articles­­­a, an, the

Proper Adjectives­Descriptive word formed from a proper noun; begins with a capital letter.

An Adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverbUsually ends with ­­lyWhere, When, How, To what extent

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8 Parts of SpeechA Preposition shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence

The rabbit ran ______ the log. If it can fill the blank and make sense­­it is usually a preposition!

A Conjunction connects words or groups of wordsAnd, But, For, Or, etc.

An Interjection is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion

Great!Wow!

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