1. Parts of Speech
Chapter 2

2. Nouns A word or word group used to name a person, place, or thing
Proper nouns – name a particular person, place, or thing
Common Nouns – dog, plant, car, book

3. Compound Nouns Two or more words used together as a single noun
Examples: backpack, sister-in-law, New York City, show business

4. Concrete, Abstract, and Collective Nouns
Concrete Nouns – nouns that can be touched, smelled, tasted, heard, or seen
Examples – friend, spaghetti, Star Wars, flower

5. Abstract Nouns
Abstract Nouns – name an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic
Examples – friendship, loyalty, Catholicism, fear

6. Collective Nouns Collective Nouns – a word that names a group
Examples – choir, herd, group, army, team, Chess Club

7. Pronouns
Word used in place of a noun

8. Personal Pronouns Examples
First Person: I, me, mine, we, us, our, ours
Second Person: you, your, yours
Third Person: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their

9. Demonstrative Pronouns
Points out a person, place, thing, or an idea
Examples: this, that, these, those
This is the most valuable baseball card I have, but that is also valuable.
Note: When words like this, that, these, and those are used to modify nouns…they are pronouns
This card is my favorite. (“this” is used as an adjective here)

10. Relative Pronouns Introduces a subordinate clause (dependent clause)
Examples:
that, which, who, whom, whose
Is this the book that describes the Native American Rain Dance?

11. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Examples: what, which, who, whom, whose

12. Indefinite Pronouns
Refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named.