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Parts of Speech
Part 1
NOUNS
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A noun is any word
that names a
person, place or
thing.
Common Nouns
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Common nouns are
general words and
are capitalized only
when they come at
the beginning of a
sentence.
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cat
television
swimsuit
calendar
books
attorney
student
Proper Nouns
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Proper nouns name
particular people,
places, or things.
 Proper nouns are
always capitalized
and this is a good
way to identify
proper nouns.
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George Bush
Tolkein
Austin, TX
Audi
Macy’s
Main Street
Whataburger
Concrete or abstract Nouns
A noun can be concrete or abstract. Concrete nouns refer to
objects that can be visualized or touched. They can be either
common or proper. Abstract nouns name a quality or idea.
They are usually common nouns.
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Concrete Nouns
– student
– Corvette
– dog
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Abstract Nouns
– success
– love
– stress
Pronouns
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A pronoun is a word
that takes the place
of a noun. Using
pronouns can keep
you from repeating
the same nouns
over and over again.
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Pronouns can be
put into groups or
categories
– Personal
– Possessive
– Demonstrative
Personal Pronouns
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Most frequently used pronouns in
English
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Singular
I
me
 you you
 she her
 he
him
 it
it
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Plural
 we
us
 you you
 they them
Possessive Pronouns
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They are also personal pronouns, but they
show ownership. The personal possessive
pronouns are shown in bold type.
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Singular
I
me my, mine
You you your, yours
she her her, hers
he
him his
it
it
its
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Plural
We us
our, ours
You you your, yours
they them their, theirs
Demonstrative Pronouns
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Demonstrative Pronouns point out persons,
places, or things. The most common
demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these,
and those. They may function as pronouns or
as adjectives.
 This is the book I misplaced over ten years
ago. (Pronoun)
 This book is the one I misplaced over ten
years ago. (Adjective)
Indefinite pronouns
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Indefinite pronouns,
like demonstrative
pronouns, point out
persons, places, or
things, but less
clearly.
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Some common
examples…
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all
each
few
none
several
another
either
other
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns are used when
asking questions.
 They include pronouns like who, whom,
what, which, and whose.
 Who will go with me to the dog park?
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Relative Pronouns
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Relative pronouns function as
connecting words. Notice that some of
the same words used as interrogative
pronouns are also relative pronouns.
Relative pronouns include that, what,
which, who, whom, and whose.
Intensive and Reflective
Pronouns
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Intensive and reflective Pronouns are
personal pronouns that end in –self or –
selves. Intensive pronouns refer to a noun or
a pronoun to give emphasis.
 Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject.
 Common intensive and reflexive pronouns
include myself, yourself, himself, herself,
itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Verbs
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Every sentence has to
have a verb.
A verb can express
action.
A verb can be a form of
“be.”
The verb can show a
“state of being.”
A verb can be more
than one word.
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Jerry frolics through
the wildflower meadow.
 The vibrant sunflower is
breathtaking.
 The class seems tired.
 George has been my
favorite character for
many years.
Adjectives
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Adjectives are words
that describe nouns and
pronouns.
They describe “which
one,” “what kind,” or
“how many.”
The articles a, an, and
the are adjectives.
An adjective is usually
found before the noun it
modifies; however, it
may be located after
this noun if a form of the
verb be is used.
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old
happy
excited
plethora
new
young
vibrant
Adverbs
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An adverb is a word
that describes or
modifies a verb, an
adjective, or another
adverb. It answers
when, where, how
or how much.
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beautifully
 extremely
 very slowly