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Parts of Speech• Noun- person, place, thing, or idea

NOUNSNouns can be concrete or abstract.

• Concrete= something tangible

Ex. Desk, chair, medicine, diabetes

• Abstract= something intangible

Ex. Love, kindness, self-control

NOUNSNouns can be common or proper.• Common=general nouns

Ex. cocker spaniel, high school, chair

• Proper= specific nouns

Ex. Rover, Valley Christian High School, Lazyboy

Parts of Speech• Noun-

• Pronoun-

person, place, thing, or idea

replaces a noun

PRONOUNS

1st Person

2nd

Person

3rd

Person

I, we, me, us, my, our, ours

you, your, yours

he, she, it, they, him, her, them, his, hers, its

PRONOUNS• Indefinite pronouns:

Singular PluralSingular or

Pluralanother, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something

both, few, many, others, several

all, any, more, most, none, some

PRONOUNS• Demonstrative pronouns= pronouns that

point to things

Ex. that book, this chair

Can be used as pronouns or determiners:

Pronoun:

Determiner:

is the book that I want.

book is my favorite.

This

This

PRONOUNS• Relative Pronouns= relate one part of the

sentence to another

Ex. that, what, whatever, who, whoever, etc.

Often used to begin clauses.

Parts of Speech• Noun-

• Pronoun-

• Verb-

person, place, thing, or idea

replaces a noun

indicates action or state of being

VERBS• State of being verbs= linking verbs

BE is the most important linking verb

Forms: is, are, were, was, am, be, being, been

Parts of Speech• Noun-

• Pronoun-

• Verb-

• Verbal-

person, place, thing, or idea

replaces a noun

indicates action or state of beinga verb that acts like another part of speech

VERBALS• Infinitive= to + a verb

infinitives can act like nouns, adj, or adv.

• Gerund= a verb ending in –ing

gerunds always act like nouns

• Participles= the past or present participle

participles act like adj.

VERBALSExamples-

• Munching and chomping, the small child

talked with his mouth open.

• I asked to be excused.

• Eating had lost its appeal.

Parts of Speech• Noun-

• Pronoun-

• Verb-

• Verbal-

• Adjective-

• Determiner-

person, place, thing, or idea

replaces a noun

indicates action or state of beinga verb that acts like another part of speech

describes a noun or pronounlimits a noun or pronoun

Parts of Speech• Adverb-describes a verb, adj, or adv.

ADVERBS• Answer the questions:

HOW?

WHEN?

TO WHAT EXTENT?

WHERE?

Parts of Speech• Adverb-

• Preposition-

describes a verb, adj, or adv.

relates words to others

PREPOSITIONS• 50 prepositions:aboutaboveacrossafteragainstalongamidamongaroundatatopbefore

behindbelowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyondbutbyconcerningdownduringexcept

forfromininsideintolikenearofoffonontoout

outsideoverpastregardingsincethroughthroughouttotowardunderunderneathuntil

upuponwithwithinwithoutA preposition REQUIRES

a prepositional phrase! If

it doesn’t have a phrase,

then it is an ADVERB!

Parts of Speech• Adverb-

• Preposition-

• Conjunction-

describes a verb, adj, or adv.

relates words to others

joins words or parts of the sentence

Parts of a Sentence

Disneyland is the happiest place on earth,

but my parents always complain about

the cost of food while we’re there.

Parts of a Sentence

If we go on vacation, we will need to make

reservations very soon.

Parts of a Sentence

Denise, the girl in the second row, is

planning a trip to New York.

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Don’t forget to pack sunscreen!

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Screaming loudly, the baby has made

everyone on the airplane miserable.

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I know that tanning can increase the chance

of getting melanoma.

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To whom was Ryan talking?

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