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Nouns

Nouns. Nouns name persons, places, things, or ideas . Proper: CAPITAL LETTERS Montana, Sally, United States of America Common: no capital letters state, girl, country Concrete vs. Abstract Concrete: you can touch it Abstract: you can’t Happiness, love, etc. . Pronoun.

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Nouns

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  1. Nouns • Nouns name persons, places, things, or ideas. • Proper: CAPITAL LETTERS • Montana, Sally, United States of America • Common: no capital letters • state, girl, country • Concrete vs. Abstract • Concrete: you can touch it • Abstract: you can’t • Happiness, love, etc.

  2. Pronoun • "take the place of a noun" • Personal: I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, and them • Possessive: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs • Indefinite: anybody, anyone, each, either, none, someone, somebody, both, everyone, no one, neither, many, few, several, and one • Interrogative: who, whom, what, which, and whose • Deomonstrative: this, that, these, and those

  3. Verb • a word that expresses action, makes a statement, or shows a link between word relationships • Linking: make statements OR they express links and relationships • Ex. She is a good girl • She is my mother • Action

  4. Adverb • modify verbs • Commonly used Adverbs: • Here, there, away, up -- tell WHERE • Now, then, later, soon, yesterday -- tell WHEN • Easily, quietly, slowly, quickly -- tell HOW • Never, always, often, seldom -- tell HOW OFTEN • Very, almost, too, so, really -- tell TO WHAT EXTENT

  5. Adjective • Adjectives modify nouns • Articles: • “The," "a," and "an"

  6. Preposition • Prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence • aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, into, like, of, off, on, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without

  7. Conjunction • words that join words or groups of words • Coordinating conjunctions • and, or, but, for, & nor • Subordinating conjunctions • introduce dependent clauses • Since I will not be home, Tina will answer the phone.

  8. Interjection • Interjections are exclamatory words that express strong emotion • Ouch! That hurt! • Great! What a terrific idea!

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