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Working with Words
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
NOUNS
A noun is a PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.
Person
Place
Thing
Idea
**LIST YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!
**LIST YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!
“YANKEE DOODLE” (song)
LABOR DAY (holiday)
A common noun is anyNOUN THAT DOESN’T
NAME A SPECIFIC PERSON, PLACE, THING OR
IDEA.
PRONOUNS
There are 6types of pronouns:
PERSONAL,RELATIVE, DEMONSTRATIVE,
INTERROGATIVE, INTENSIVE, and REFLEXIVE.
CONCRETE, ABSTRACT, AND COLLECTIVE
Concrete nouns name things that ARE
PHYSICAL (can be touched or seen).
Abstract nouns name things that you can
THINK ABOUT BUT NOT SEE OR TOUCH.
Concrete **LIST YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!
Abstract CHRISTIANITY, POVERTY,
HAPPINESS
Collective nouns name A GROUP OR
COLLECTION OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR THINGS.
Persons
Animals
TRIBE, FAMILY, CLASS, TEAM
FLOCK, HERD, GAGGLE
PROPER AND COMMON NOUNS
Proper nouns name a SPECIFIC PERSON PLACE,
THING OR IDEA.They are always CAPITALIZED.
An antecedent is the NOUN/PRONOUNthat the
PRONOUNrefers to or replaces.
EX: Jamal and Rick tried out for the team, and
THEYboth made IT.
**Draw an arrow from the pronoun to the
antecedent!
Personal pronouns take the place of a SPECIFIC
PERSON.The most common personal pronouns
are I, you, he, she, and it.
Relative pronounsis both a PRONOUNand a
CONNECTING WORD. EX: who, whose, which
and that.
Interrogative pronouns help ASK A
QUESTION.The 4 interrogative pronouns are
WHO, WHICH, WHOM, AND WHAT.
Demonstrative pronouns point out or identify
a NOUNwithout naming it. The 4
demonstrative pronouns are THIS, THAT,
THESE, AND THOSE.
Intensive pronouns emphasize the noun or
pronoun they refer to. Common intensive
pronouns include ITSELF, MYSELF, HIMSELF,
HERSELF, AND YOURSELF
Reflexive pronouns refer to the SUBJECT of a
sentence and is ALWAYS an OBJECT in a
sentence. Reflexive pronouns are the same as
the INTENSIVE pronouns.
VERBS
A VERBis a word that shows action or LINKSa
subject to another word.
Action verb tells what the subject is doing.
EX: TEXAS A&M BEAT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE.
Linking verbs connects the SUBJECTto a noun
or adjective in the PREDICATE
EX: MRS. KOHTZ IS A TEACHER.
Helping verbs helps the MAINverb express
tone and voice
EX: IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE AGGIES ARE
AWESOME.
ADJECTIVES
An ADJECTIVEis a word used to describe a
NOUNor a PRONOUN.They usually come
AFTERthe word they describe.
Articles
A, an, the
Proper adjectives
Formed from a
PROPER NOUNand
always capitalized.
EX: A CHICAGO
MUSEUM IS HOME TO
THE BEAST SKELETON.
Common adjectives
Any adjective that
isn’t PROPER
EX: ANCIENT
MAMMOTHS WERE
HUGE CREATURES.
ADVERBS
An ADVERBis a word used to modify a verb, an
adjective, or another ADVERB.It tells how,
where, when, how often/how much.
Adverbs of time
Tell when, how often,
and how long.
EX: tomorrow, often,
never
Adverbs of place
Tell where, to where,
and from where
EX: there, backward,
outside
Adverbs of manner
Often end in –LY and
tell how something is
done
EX: unkindly, gently,
well
Adverbs of degree
Tell how much or how
little
EX: scarcely, entirely,
very, really