PARTS OF SPEECH

Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives

Nouns Parts of Speech Noun—A word used to describe a PERSON, PLACE,

THING, or IDEA. p. 345 Compound noun—made up of TWO or MORE words

used TOGETHER as a single noun. (ex.--basketball, fire drill,fund-raiser). p. 347

Concrete noun—a noun that can be perceived by the senses SIGHT, HEARING, TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL). p. 349

(ex. – popcorn, telephone, ocean) Abstract noun—a noun that names an IDEA,

FEELING, QUALITY , or CHARACTERISTIC. p. 349 (ex.– knowledge, patriotism, love) Collective noun—a word that names a GROUP. p.

349 (ex.—committee, flock, cluster).

Pronouns Pronoun—A word used in PLACE of a NOUN OR PRONOUN p.

351. 1. The word that the pronoun STANDS for is the ANTECEDENT. p. 351. (ex.—Karen’s book by Nicholas Sparks is her very favorite!) Antecedent pronoun

2. Personal pronoun—the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. p. 352 a. 1st person—I, ME, MY, MINE, WE, US, OUR, OURS b. 2nd person—YOU, YOUR, YOURS c. 3rd person—HE, HIM, HIS, SHE, HER, HERS, IT, ITS,

THEY, THEM, THEIR, THEIRS

PRONOUNS 3. Reflexive pronoun—refers to the

SUBJECT and functions as the COMPLEMENT or object of PREPOSITION . p. 353

Intensive pronoun—emphasizes a NOUN or other PRONOUN. p. 353

 

***Reflective and Intensive Pronouns p. 353

1st– MYSELF, OURSELVES 2nd– YOURSELF, YOURSELVES 3rd– HIMSELF, HERSELF, ITSELF,

THEMSELVES

PRONOUNS Demonstrative pronoun—points out a PERSON, a

PLACE, a THING, or an IDEA. p. 354. (THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE)

Interrogative pronoun—Introduces a QUESTION. p. 354. ( WHAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHOSE ) Relative Pronoun—introduces a SUBORDINATE

CLAUSE. p. 355 ( THAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHOSE)

Indefinite pronoun--refers to a PERSON, PLACE, THING or IDEA that may or may NOT be specifically named. p. 356

(ex.—all, anybody, either, few, most, neither, nobody, nothing, etc.)

ADJECTIVES Adjective—a word used to MODIFY a NOUN or a PRONOUN.

p. 358 ***Adjective questions: What kind? Which one? How much? How many? 1. Articles—modify a noun or pronoun a. a b. an c. the 2. Demonstrative adjectives—can be used as ADJECTIVES

and as PRONOUNS. p. 360 This

THAT THESE THOSE

3. Proper adjective—formed from a PROPER NOUN and begins

with a CAPITAL LETTER. p. 362 (ex—CANADIAN citizen)