Parts of Speech Part 1: Nouns, pronouns, adjectives

Common Noun Names a person, place, thing or idea EXAMPLES: – Person: boy, girl – Place: school, house – Thing: book, window – Idea: happiness, love

Proper Nouns Name a particular person, place, thing, or idea (HINT: look for capital letters!) EXAMPLES: – Person: Jason Pavis, Mrs. Wilson – Place: NHMS, The White House – Thing: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Nouns cont’d Tip: In a sentence, nouns usually follow the words: a, an, the

You Try: Each of you name a common noun and a proper noun.

Compound Nouns Noun made of two or more words put together EXAMPLES: – Mrs. Kehoe – cheerleader – homework – light-year – self-esteem

Collective Nouns Names a group EXAMPLES: – Team, committee, board, crew, class

Concrete Noun Names common or proper noun that you can see, taste, touch, smell, or hear EXAMPLES: – Window, The Giver, NHMS, boy

Abstract Nouns Names common nouns that are ideas, feelings, or qualities of a person (you can’t see, taste, touch, smell, or hear them!) EXAMPLES: – Anger, beauty, wisdom, honor, Christianity

Pronouns Pronouns- used in place of a noun Example: – Ask Brandon if Brandon has done Brandon’s homework. – Now add pronouns: – Ask Brandon if he has done his homework.

Pronouns cont’d Personal pronouns to remember… Singular:Plural: I, me, my, minewe, us, our, ours you, your, yoursyou, your, yours he, him, his, she, her, hers,they, them, their, theirs it, its

Pronouns cont’d Antecedent- the word or group of words that a pronoun stands for Ask Brandon if he has done his homework. – The antecedent is Brandon – The pronouns are he and his Walking the dog is fun, and it is good exercise. – What is the antecedent? – What are the pronouns?

Pronouns cont’d Sometimes the antecedent is NOT stated. Example: – Who asked that question? – Someone will have to clean up this mess.

You Try…Find the pronouns and antecedents I will call Emily tomorrow and ask her if she wants to come over. – Pronoun- her, she – Antecedent- Emily When Max, Andrew, and Dawson sit together, they get along great. – Pronoun- they – Antecedents- Max, Andrew, Dawson I always go to my aunt’s for Thanksgiving. – Pronouns- I, my – Antecedents- none “Ishurma, don’t forget your paper,” said Mrs. Jasinski. – Pronoun-your – Antecedent-Ishurma It must be fun! – Pronoun-it – Antecedent-none

Adjectives Adjective- describes a noun or pronoun Usually comes before the noun or pronoun it is describing – Examples: I love your purple sweater and hoop earrings. Adjective- purple Noun- sweater Adjective- hoop Noun- earrings

Adjectives cont’d Adjectives can be common (lower case) or proper (capitalized) – Examples: The Italian flag is red, green, and white. – Adjectives- Italian, red, green, white – Noun- flag I like to eat Mexican food every now and again. – Adjective- Mexican – Noun- food

Adjectives cont’d There are 3 articles: A, an, the These are one kind of adjective

You Try…Find the adjectives When you go to the fish pond, Tommy, don’t fall in. – Adjective- fish – Noun-pond I can’t wait to have Thanksgiving dinner with my whole family. – Adjectives- Thanksgiving, whole – Nouns- dinner, family I went to the Friday night football game, and then it started to rain. – Adjectives-Friday, football – Nouns-night, game