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NOUNS

NOUNS. Definition. A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. . proper noun. A proper noun , which names a specific person, place, or thing is almost always capitalized. Examples: Ms. Bauer, Middle East, God, Spanish, Buddhism, Chicago Cubs . Common nouns.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS

  2. Definition • A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

  3. proper noun • A proper noun, which names a specific person, place, or thing is almost always capitalized. • Examples: Ms. Bauer, Middle East, God, Spanish, Buddhism, Chicago Cubs

  4. Common nouns • Common nouns name everything else, things that usually are not capitalized. • Examples: cat, dog, house, wall, book, etc.

  5. Compound Nouns • Two or more words that together name a person, place, thing, or idea • Examples: sidewalk, Empire State Building, daughter-in-law

  6. Collective nouns • Collective nouns: names a group • Examples: audience, batch, bouquet, jury, fleet, group, staff, pride, etc.

  7. Practice • Find the nouns in the following sentences: • This weekend, I went to the beach. • Labor Day was a good day for a barbeque. • My brother-in-law took my sister camping.

  8. More Practice • Identify whether the underlined noun is a common, proper, collective, or compound noun • I can’t wait for the World Series this year. • There is a fire on Michigan Avenue today. • The tablecloth she used was green. • I can’t wait to make a jack-o’-latern.

  9. What do you remember? • Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Then determine if they are common, proper, collective, or compound. • 1. The Chicago Bears had a rough game yesterday. • 2. His influence for this song was Kanye West. • 3. I forgot to watch the MTV Music Awards last night. • 4. Did the audience like Chelsea’s jokes?

  10. Time for Pronouns! • A pronounis a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. • Six types of pronouns: • Personal • Reflexive and Intensive • Demonstrative • Interrogative • Relative * • Indefinite *

  11. 1. Personal Pronouns • Refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about • Examples: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our ours, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs Try it: I hope that you can help me with my homework.

  12. 2. Reflexive/Intensive Pronouns • Refers to the subject of the sentence • Examples myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves Try it: Kimiko wrote a note to herself.

  13. Demonstrative Pronouns • Points out a specific person, place, thing, or idea • Examples: this, that, these, those Try it: This is our favorite song by Ella Fitzgerald.

  14. Interrogative Pronouns • Introduces a question • Examples: who, what, which, whom, whose Try it: What is the answer to the last algebra problem?

  15. Label the pronouns! • Whose is this? • Kelly herself organized the school’s recycling program. • The apples I picked today taste better than these. • He said that they would meet us today.

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