1. Grammar Lesson 7 Vocab: Miso- a Greek prefix meaning hatred
Misogynist- noun, refers to one who hates or distrusts women
Misoneism- the hatred or intolerance of change
Misogamist- a person who hates marriage

2. Concrete, Abstract, and Collective Nouns
Concrete noun: names a person, place, or thing; can be common or proper
Abstract noun: names something that cannot be seen or touched, it names something you can think about
Collective noun: names a collection of persons, places, animals, or things

3. Grammar Lesson 8 Vocab: Alley- a narrow, back street
Ally- a confederate or a member of an alliance

4. Helping Verbs Every predicate contains a verb
The main verb may have one or more helping verbs
The main verb shows the action, the helping verbs do not show action, but they help to form the verb tense
Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, may, might, must, can, could, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would

5. Grammar Lesson 9
Vocab:
Ortho- Greek prefix which means straight, upright, vertical
Orthodontist- a dentist who straightens teeth
Orthograde- adjective, means walking with the body upright or vertical
Orthotics- supports or braces to straighten weak joints or muscles

6. Singular, Plural, Compound, and Possessive Nouns/ Noun Gender
Singular or plural: nouns are either singular or plural
Singular noun: names only one person, place, or thing
Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing

7. Compound and Possessive
Compound nouns: made up of two or more words, sometimes written as one word (classroom), often we write them as two words (snow tire), some are hyphenated (brother-in-law)
Possessive nouns: tell “who” or “what” owns something, can be singular or plural, have an apostrophe and an s added to them (Sam’s)
Usually only an apostrophe is added to plural nouns when they end with the letter s (elephants’)

8. Noun Gender We also group nouns according to gender
In English, there are four genders:
Masculine- uncle, brother, buck
Feminine- aunt, sister, doe
Indefinite (either sex)- sibling, horse, deer
Neuter (no sex)-socks, desk, bicycle