Common & Proper Nouns

! A ___________ noun names _____ one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas! Example: President, cartoon, country

! A ________ noun names a _________ person, place, thing, or ideas.

! Example: Abraham Lincoln, Gumball, New Zealand

Pronouns or Adjectives?

! Some words may be used either as an adjective or a pronoun.! These pronouns are demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite

pronouns.

! They are called adjectives when they modify nouns or pronouns.

! Example: ________ did you choose, Roberto? P or ADJ

! Example: ______ books did you choose to read, Alex? P or ADJ

Compound Nouns

! A ___________ noun is a noun made up of two or more words.! Example: Music box, great-grandfather, no-

hitter, bedroom

Concrete & Abstract Nouns

! A ________ noun names an object that occupies _______ or can be recognized by any of the _______.

! Example: sunset, thunder, silk, ketchup

! An __________ noun names an _____, a _______, a _________, or a ______________.

! Example: friendship, confusion, success

Collective Nouns

! A ___________ noun names a ________ of people, animals, or things.! Example: family, class, band, swarm

Reflective Pronouns

! A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of a sentence and indicates that the same person or thing is involved. It adds information to a sentence.

! Can’t be taken out a reflexive pronoun

! Examples:

! I found myself making the same mistakes.

! Katie made herself a tuna fish sandwich.

! We considered ourselves lucky to a have avoided the storm.

Intensive Pronouns

! An _________ pronoun adds __________ to another noun or pronoun. It _________ add information to a sentence.

! Intensive pronoun can be taken out.

! Examples:

! I _________ balanced the checkbook.

! Stephanie baked the cake __________.! You _________ decided to quit karate.

Reflective & Intensive Pronouns

Singular Plural

First Person myself Ourselves

Second Person yourself yourselves

Third Person himself, herself, itself themselves

Demonstrative Pronouns

! A ________________ pronoun ______ _____ a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

! Demonstrative pronouns: ______, ______, ______, _______

! Examples:

! That is mine.

! This is your new school.

! Are these the cookies you like?

! I think I’ll take those.

Interrogative Pronouns

! An _______________ pronoun introduces a ___________

! Interrogative Pronouns: _____, _______, _______, ________, __________

! Example:! Where are you going?! Who made this delicious cake?! Whom are you expecting?

Relative Pronouns

! A ___________ pronoun is used to _______ a special subject verb word group called subordinate clause.

! Relative Pronouns: ______, ______, ______, _______, ________

! Examples:

! She was in a movie {that we saw on TV}.

! She is the candidate {who promises to listen to the people}.

Indefinite Pronouns

! An ____________ pronoun refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea in a more ________ way than a noun does.

! Some indefinite pronouns: (see next slide)

! Examples:

! Many are called, but few are chosen.

! Do you know anyone in your class?

Indefinite Pronouns

all Each other most One another

another either much Other

any everybody neither several

anybody everyone nobody Some

anyone everything none somebody

anything few No one someone

both many nothing something

each more one such

Pronouns or adjectives?

! Some words may be used either as an _________ or a __________.! These pronouns are demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite

pronouns.

! They are called adjectives when they modify ______ or ______.

! Example: Which did you choose, Roberto? P or ADJ

! Example: Which books did you choose to read, Alex? P or ADJ