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Parts of Speech Review. Nouns. Nouns. A word or word group that is used to name a person , a place , a thing , or an idea. Compound Nouns. 2 words for the price of 1 One word: grand father , base ball , foot ball Hyphenated word: mother - in - law , light - year
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Nouns A word or word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
Compound Nouns 2 words for the price of 1 One word: grandfather, baseball, football Hyphenated word: mother-in-law, light-year Two words (that go together): grandpiano, jumpingjack
What do these words have in common? Eiffel Tower Pirates of the Caribbean Ms. Foster President Obama Brian London Auburn “Lost” Harry Potter Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Atlanta Braves “Single Ladies”
Proper noun: names a particular person, place, thing, or idea Which president? President Obama Which teacher? Ms. Foster Which totally awesome literary character? Harry Potter Which favorite TV show of Ms. Foster? Lost Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.
What do these words have in common? country girl dog hairspray freedom religion truth song movie table chicken shoe language toothpaste
Common noun: names any person, place, thing, or idea (or group of people, places, things, or ideas.) Common nouns are usually not capitalized.
What is the difference between the two categories? bridge Jordan-Hare Stadium chicken wing Daisy Strawberry Music Johnny Depp love fun truth wisdom Judaism self-esteem humor
Concrete noun: names a person, place, or thing that can be seen, heard, tasted, touched, or smelled Abstract noun: names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic It cannot be touched, heard, seen, tasted, or smelled.
Collective Nouns A word that names a group Examples: herd, team, family, crew, batch, class, jury, committee
Who is he? He went to Publix yesterday. In his cart, he had bread, milk, and cheese. He was in line at the check-out counter. He handed him $10.50. He unloaded the groceries into his car. When he was backing out of his parking spot, he hit his car.
He is… He went to Publix yesterday. In his cart, he had bread, milk, and cheese. He was in line at the check-out counter. He handed him $10.50. He unloaded the groceries into his car. When he was backing out of his parking spot, he hit his car. Matt went to Publix yesterday. In his cart, Matt had bread, milk, and cheese. He was in line at the check-out counter. Kerry, the check-out guy, handed Matt $10.50. Brian unloaded the groceries into Matt’s car. When he was backing out of his parking spot, Matt hit John’s car.
On the other hand… Ms. Fralish is my roommate. Ms. Fralish is a coach at the high school. Ms. Fralish’s students call Ms. Fralish Ms. FrayFray. Ms. Fralish likes to sing in the car on the way to school. When other drivers see Ms. Fralish, they might think Ms. Fralish is talking to Ms. Fralish.
Pronouns Pronoun: a word that is used in place of one or more nouns (or pronouns). The word or word group that a pronoun stands for is called its antecedent. Example: When other drivers see Ms. Fralish, they might think Ms.Fralish is talking to Ms. Fralish. When other driver see Ms. Fralish, they might think she is talking to herself.
Verbs What are you doing?
Action Verbs Action verb: expresses physical or mental activity Serena Williams swings her racket. Tim Tebowthrows the football. Michael Phelps swims really fast. Lee Dewyzesang on the American Idol stage. The Saints celebrated their victory.
Linking Verbs Linking verb: A verb that expresses a state of being. It connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes that subject. Example: Beyonceisa singer. More examples: Beyonceseemsnice. Beyoncesoundsamazing.
More Examples of Linking Verbs Serena Williams is a tennis player. Tim Tebowremained focused at the game. Michael Phelps becomes a fish in the water. Lee Dewyzeis this year’s American Idol.
Helping Verbs Helping verb: “helps” the main verb express action or state of being. In other words, it helps the linking verb or action verb. Examples: can sing, did swim, has taught Look on page 96 for more examples of helping verbs.
Adjectives The paint of language
Adjectives Adjective: a word that is used to modify (or describe) a noun or pronoun Tells what kind, which one, how much, or how many about a noun What kind? Curly hair, young kids, busy dentist Which one? Seventh grade, that road, any movie How much/many? Many days, ten dollars, no pens
Articles, a type of adjective a, an, and the Definite article: refers to something in particular (the) Example: Where is the blanket? Indefinite articles: refer to any member of a general group (a and an) Example: A blanket is in the cabinet. *Remember, a is used before words beginning with consonant sounds. An is used before words beginning with vowel sounds.
Adjectives Some words that typically stand alone as nouns may be used as adjectives in some circumstances. taco (noun) taco soup (adjective) See page 81 for more examples.
Adverbs Adverb: a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb Adverbs answer: Where? When? How? How often? How long? To what extent? How much? Adverbs may come before, after, or between the words they modify.
Preposition Preposition: A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. Notice how a preposition changes a sentence: The dog next to the mailbox is mine. The dog in front of the mailbox is mine. The dog nearthe mailbox is mine. How does the relationship change between the dog and the mailbox? Please refer to page 104 for a list of commonly used prepositions.
The Prepositional Phrase Preposition + Noun (object of the preposition) + any modifiers= prepositional phrase The dog in front of the mailbox is mine. in front of= preposition the= modifier mailbox=object of the preposition
The Prepositional Phrase A preposition may have more than one object. Allie’s phone call to Frank and Chris contained happy news. Objects of the preposition may have modifiers. She hid beneath the moss-covered bridge.
Conjunctions Conjunction: a word that joins words or word groups Coordinating conjunctions: join words or word groups that are used in the same way For And Nor But Or Yet So
Examples Mike or Brook (2 nouns) Strict but fair (2 adjectives) Over the river and through the woods (2 prepositional phrases) Subway is good,but Chic-fil-A is better. (2 independent clauses)
Interjection Interjection: a word that expresses emotion An interjection has no grammatical relationship to the other parts of the sentence. Usually, an interjection is followed by an exclamation point. Sometimes, the interjection is set off by a comma. Commonly used interjections: aha, oops, well, wow, yikes, yippee, rats