WORDS WE USE AND HOW WE USE THEM.

Parts of Speech

Contractions

Word or phrase combining sounds of a longer phrase.

Examples: Won’t (will not); Isn’t (is not)

Nouns

A person, place, or thing.Examples: teacher, cat, home, pencil.

Verbs

Action words.Examples: play, run, jump.

Pronouns

Substitutes for nouns the indicates persons or things asked for.

Examples: him, her, whom

Adjectives

Words to describe a noun.Examples: good, cold, shiny.

Proper Nouns

Names for unique people, events, or places.Examples: Michigan, George Washington,

Halloween.

Abbreviations

A shortened form of a word or phrase.Examples: U.S. (United States), Dr. (doctor),

lb. (pound).

Compound Words

Two words joined to form a new word.Examples: housetop, backpack, newspaper.

Past Tense

A word describing something that happened in the past.

Examples: rained, fell, slept.

Bibliography

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