hey, girl. do you know your parts of speech? you bet - let’s review!
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Hey, Girl. Do you know your parts of speech?
You bet - Let’s review!
So…what can you tell me about
NOUNS?
Nouns?• A noun is a word or word group that is used
to name a person, place, thing, or idea.
PERSON
PLACE
THING
IDEA
Sister Auburn puppy freedom
Dr. Pignato New York City
necklace loyalty
Let’s look at exercise 1 on page 71 in your grammar textbook!
Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Get out a piece of notebook paper. Please put your name, the date, and the class period in the top left
corner of your paper.
Answer every question in Exercise 1 on page 71. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only
responsible for writing the answer.
Compound Nouns• A compound noun is made up of two or more
words used together as a single noun. It can be written as one word, separate words, or a hyphenated word.One Word Separate
WordsHyphenated
Word
basketball fire drill president-elect
grasshopper chain reaction mother-in-law
Let’s look at exercise 2 on page 73 in your textbook.
• Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE
ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
• Please use the same piece of notebook paper that you used for the last exercise.
Make sure you label this exercise 2!
• On page 73, complete the even numbers. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only responsible for the answer.
Common and Proper Nouns• A common noun names any one of a group of
persons, places, things, or ideas. It generally does not begin with a capital letter – unless it falls at the beginning of a sentence. – Example: Dogs are my favorite type of pet.– Cam Newton is an athlete.
• A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun begins with a capital letter. • Houston• “The Raven”• USA Today
Let’s look at exercise 3 on page 74 in your textbook.
• Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE
ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
• Please use the same piece of notebook paper that you used for your previous exercises. Make sure you label this
exercise 3!
• On page 74, complete the odd numbers. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only responsible for the answer.
Concrete and Abstract Nouns• A concrete noun names a person, place, or
thing that can be perceived by one of more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell).– Think…can you touch it, smell it, taste it, etc.?
• An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. – Example - knowledge
Which one is it? Concrete or Abstract?1.Hummingbird2.Love3.Humor4.Telephone5.Teacher6.Popcorn7.Beauty8.Self-confidence
Gee, thanks! What about PRONOUNS? How are they different from nouns?
A PRONOUN is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.• The word that a pronoun stands for is
called its antecedent. (Sometimes, the antecedent is not stated in the sentence.)
• Let’s look at the examples in your textbook! Please open it up to page 77.
There are different types of pronouns, too!
• Personal Pronouns• Reflexive and Intensive
Pronouns• Demonstrative Pronouns• Interrogative Pronouns• Relative Pronouns• Indefinite Pronouns
Let’s look at exercise 4 on page 77 in your grammar textbook!
Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE
SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Answer the even numbers in Exercise 4 on your notebook paper.