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Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives. Parts of Speech. Nouns. Parts of Speech Noun—A word used to describe a PERSON , PLACE , THING , or IDEA . p. 345 Compound noun—made up of TWO or MORE words used TOGETHER as a single noun. (ex.--basketball, fire drill,fund -raiser). p. 347
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Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives Parts of Speech
Nouns • Parts of Speech • Noun—A word used to describe a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA. p. 345 • Compound noun—made up of TWO orMORE words used TOGETHER as a single noun. (ex.--basketball, fire drill,fund-raiser). p. 347 • Concrete noun—a noun that can be perceived by the senses SIGHT, HEARING, TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL). p. 349 • (ex. – popcorn, telephone, ocean) • Abstract noun—a noun that names an IDEA, FEELING,QUALITY , or CHARACTERISTIC. p. 349 • (ex.– knowledge, patriotism, love) • Collective noun—a word that names a GROUP. p. 349 • (ex.—committee, flock, cluster).
Pronouns • Pronoun—A word used in PLACE of a NOUN OR PRONOUN p. 351. • 1. The word that the pronoun STANDS for is the ANTECEDENT. p. 351. • (ex.—Karen’s book by Nicholas Sparks is her very favorite!) Antecedent pronoun • 2. Personal pronoun—the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. p. 352 • a. 1st person—I, ME, MY, MINE, WE, US, OUR, OURS • b. 2nd person—YOU, YOUR, YOURS • c. 3rd person—HE, HIM, HIS, SHE, HER, HERS, IT, ITS, THEY, THEM, THEIR, THEIRS
PRONOUNS • 3. Reflexive pronoun—refers to the SUBJECT and functions as the COMPLEMENT or object of PREPOSITION .p. 353 • Intensive pronoun—emphasizes a NOUN or other PRONOUN. p. 353 • ***Reflective and Intensive Pronouns p. 353 • 1st– MYSELF, OURSELVES • 2nd– YOURSELF, YOURSELVES • 3rd– HIMSELF, HERSELF, ITSELF, THEMSELVES
PRONOUNS • Demonstrative pronoun—points out a PERSON, a PLACE, a THING, or an IDEA. p. 354. • (THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE) • Interrogative pronoun—Introduces a QUESTION. p. 354. • ( WHAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHOSE ) • Relative Pronoun—introduces a SUBORDINATECLAUSE. p. 355 • ( THAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHOSE) • Indefinite pronoun--refers to a PERSON, PLACE, THING or IDEA that may or may NOT be specifically named. p. 356 • (ex.—all, anybody, either, few, most, neither, nobody, nothing, etc.)
ADJECTIVES • Adjective—a word used to MODIFY a NOUN or a PRONOUN. p. 358 • ***Adjective questions: What kind? Which one? How much? How many? • 1. Articles—modify a noun or pronoun • a. a • b. an • c. the • 2. Demonstrative adjectives—can be used as ADJECTIVES and as • PRONOUNS. p. 360 • This • THAT • THESE • THOSE • 3. Proper adjective—formed from a PROPERNOUN and begins with a CAPITALLETTER. p. 362 (ex—CANADIAN citizen)