Chapter 11: Parts of Speech Part I
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Chapter 11: Parts of Speech Part I Nouns Noun – A person, place thing or idea. Persons Bradley Thomas, doctor Places Germany , country, Things laptop , carbon, Google Ideas faith , liberty, courage Compound Noun – A single noun made up of two or more words. One Word grandfather, karate Hyphenated Word fath er-in-law, ju-jitsu Two or More Words Mixed Martial Arts Proper Noun – A particular person, place, thing or idea. Common Noun – A general person place, thing or idea. Common Nouns Proper Nouns boy Richard Paul state Poland religion Buddhism song Come as You Are Concrete Noun – A noun you can perceive with one of your senses. Abstract Noun – A noun you can only perceive with the mind. Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns picture faith internet joy apples democracy liquid thoughts Collective Noun – A word that names a group. ensemble school swarm pride bunch faculty jury family Pronouns Pronoun – A word that can replace a noun or another pronoun. Personal Pronouns – Refers to: The person speaking (1st) The one spoken to (2nd) The one spoken aBout (3rd) Personal Pronouns Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours Second Person you, your, yours you, your, yours Third Person he, him, his, she they, them, their her, hers, it, its theirs Reflexive Pronoun – Refers to the subject *IS NEEDED IN THE SENTENCE* Intensive Pronoun – Emphasizes another noun or pronoun *CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE SENTENCE* Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns First Person myself, ourselves Second Person yourself, yourselves himself, herself, itself, Third Person themselves Demonstrative Pronoun – Points to a particular noun. *If these words appear next to the word they are describing they are DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES.* Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Interrogative Pronoun – Introduces/begins a question Interrogative Pronouns what which who whom whose Indefinite Pronoun – Refers to a non-particular noun. Indefinite Pronouns all each many nobody other any either more none several anyone everything most no one some both few much one somebody Relative Pronoun – Begins a subordinate clause. *Forms a “chunK” (clause) of words that describes AND can be removed from the sentence.* Relative Pronouns that which who whom whose Adjectives Adjective – A word that is used to descriBe/modify a noun or pronoun. Which One or How Much or What Kind? Ones? How Many? Polish children eighth grade several wings lazy doctor these towns ten sandwiches dyed hair any person no excuses Articles – Three particular words that are ALWAYS adjectives. Articles Definite the Indefinite an, a Demonstrative Adjectives – Words that look like pronouns but act as adjectives. Demonstrative Adjectives this that these those *If these words appear next to the word they are describing then they are adjectives.* *If these words appear next to a linKing verb then they are usually pronouns.* Proper Adjective – Adjective made from a proper noun. Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives Halloween Halloween party Catholicism Catholic priest Middle East Middle Eastern county Africa African city .