Eight Parts of Speech NounsAdverb PronounsConjunction VerbPreposition AdjectiveInterjection

NOUNS A NOUN is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. There are six types of NOUNS Common: general name for a person, place, thing or idea Proper: name of a particular person, place, thing or idea

NOUNS Concrete: names something that can be perceived through the five senses Abstract: names something that cannot be perceived through the five senses Collective: names a group

NOUNS Compound: contains two or more words—may be written as one word, two words, or with a hyphen

NOUNS Nouns that name ONE person place, thing or idea are called singular nouns. Nouns that name MORE THAN ONE are called plural nouns.

PRONOUNS A PRONOUN is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. The noun for which a pronoun stands and to which it refers is called its ANTECEDENT. (Ante- means prior or earlier.)

PERSONAL PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS—Pronouns that change form to express person, number and gender. Person 1st person: pronouns identifying the person speaking 2 nd person: pronouns identifying person being spoken to

PERSONAL PRONOUNS Person (cont.) 3 rd person: pronouns identifying the thing being spoken about Number singular plural

PERSONAL PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUN EXAMPLES I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it we, us, you, they, them

Personal Pronouns Perso n SingularPlural 1 st I, meWe, Us 2 nd YouYou (Y’all) 3 rd He, She, It/ Him, Her They, Them Subject/object

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are special forms of personal pronouns that show ownership. Ex. This is my car.

Possessive Pronouns Followed By a Noun – Ex. My teacher NumberSingularPlural 1 st MyOur 2 nd Your 3 rd His, Her, ItsTheir Not followed By a Noun – Ex. It’s his. NumberSingularPlural 1 st MineOurs 2 nd Yours 3 rd His, Hers, ItsTheirs

Apostrophe Never, ever, ever, ever, ever use an apostrophe to make a pronoun possessive.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS reflect an action back on a subject. Ends in –self or –selves is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Ex. Mom treated herself to a brownie.

Reflexive Pronouns NumberSingularPlural 1 st MyselfOurselves 2 nd YourselfYourselves 3 rd Himself, Herself, Itself Themselves NOT A PROPER WORD: Hisself, Theirselves

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS INTENSIVE PRONOUNS are used to emphasize a noun or pronoun in a sentence. Not necessary to the meaning of a sentence end in –self or –selves.) Examples of intensive pronouns myself, yourself, himself, itself

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS Examples of intensive pronouns (cont.) ourselves, yourselves, themselves Ex. I myself am in charge of the campaign.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS point out persons or things. Examples of demonstrative pronouns this, that, these, those, such Ex. These are the speakers I want.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS INDEFINITE PROUNOUNS do not refer to a definite person or thing. Examples of indefinite pronouns another, anybody, anyone, few, all, anything, each, everybody, both, some, everyone, everything, much, any, both, many, neither, nobody, no one, most, nothing, one, somebody, someone, several, more, none