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I. Nouns A. Common Nouns 1. a general person, place, thing, or idea a. love, dog, house, pencil B. Proper Nouns 1. a specific person, place, thing, or idea a. Fido, Washington, Statue of Liberty II. Pronouns A. Personal pronouns 1. any word that replaces a noun in a sentence a. He, she, it, they, them, us B. Indefinite pronouns 1. Do not point to any particular thing, but still replace a noun in a sentence a. Whoever, nobody, everything, everywhere III. Adjectives A. Describe what? 1. Adjectives describe a person, place or thing (noun or pronoun only) 2. Adjectives describe color, shape, size, appearance, condition, taste, sound, etc… a. Red, round, small, dirty, sour, loud IV. Verbs A. Action verbs 1. Something that a person, animal, object, or force of nature can do 2. To find the action verb, ask yourself “Can I ____________?” . If the answer is yes, it is an action verb. a. Run, climb, sneeze, feel, etc… B. State of being verbs 1. These verbs do not express an action. 2. They do all of the following: state that something exists, show time, and establish relationships. A. Describe what? 1. they describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs 2. Describing a verb: Denise ALWAYS shops at the mall. 3. Describing an adjective: She is USUALLY picky about what she buys. 4. Describing an adverb: She comes to the mall VERY early. A. correlative conjunction 1. always appear in pairs a. both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, so...as, and whether...or. B. subordinating conjunction 1. introduces a clause. a. after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, until, when, where, whether, and while. C. coordinating conjunction 1. to join individual words, phrases, and clauses a. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet A. What are they? 1. These words indicate location in the physical world a. above, below, beyond, between, beneath, from, toward, under, etc… 2. Subjects of a sentence can never be a part of a prepositional phrase a. At school, the students learn. b. At school, the STUDENTS learn. A. What are they? 1. Words that capture short bursts of emotion 2. It is a single word or phrase that often captures facial expressions a. Yum! Yuck! Hi! Wow!
