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Definition: A part of speech that names a person, place or thing (or idea) Example: Bob, colonist, swimmer, Ms. Yang, kitchen, duck, health, competition, compassion Singular Names one person, place or thing, Nouns Names more than one person, place or thing Collective Houses Cars Troop Choir class Compound Nouns Names a group House Car Plural Nouns Nouns Noun made up of two or more words Life preserver Battlefield Daughter-in-law Common Names any one of a class of people, places, or things Leader Place Book War Proper Names a specific person, place, or thing Jefferson, Virginia, Leaves of Grass, Revolutionary War Definition: A word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words functioning as a noun Example: He She It They You Yours Theirs Mine Definition: Word or group of words that expresses time while showing action, a condition, or the fact that something else exists Example: run jump is was Action Tells what someone or something is performing Learning Running Writing Linking A verb that connects a subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that identifies or describes the subject Appear Look Seem Sound Stay Forms of be Transitive: Directs attention toward someone or something named in a sentence. Intransitive: The player shot the puck. Does not direct attention toward anyone or anything named in the sentence. The puck is receiving the action of the shot. The team practiced in the old ice arena. Nothing is receiving the action of the practice. Linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive Definition: A word used to describe a noun or pronoun to give more specific meaning. Nouns Occasionally words that usually function as a noun will be used as an adjective. The red car The hyper dog The big birds as adjectives Florida sunshine Spanish language North American auto show Bird food Vegetable soup Proper and Common Definition: A word that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. Tells where, when, in what way or to what extent. Examples: The finch flew up. The eggs lay here. Now they will fly south for the winter. We have just enough time. Modifying Adjectives: The chicks are extremely hungry. The overly excited bird-watcher collapsed. Modifying Adverbs: She cleans her young chicks rather carefully. The chicken coop was not completely clean yet. Definition: A word that relates the noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence. Examples: Who is the famous actress in the movie? Shawn checked under the couch and chair. Definition: A word used to connect other words or groups of words. Examples: Mike and Joe Mike or Joe Not Mike but Joe Coordinating Examples: Connect words or groups of words. The dog and cat ran away. And But For Nor Or So Yet The dog nor the cat made it home. The dog made it home but the cat didn’t. Definition: A word that expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently of a sentence. Hey Wow Whew Ouch Examples: Hey, wait a minute! Wow, what a beautiful baby! Whew! That was close.