PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS Types of nouns: · Common Nouns: name a class of people, places, things, or ideas. EX: house , park , students. · Proper Nouns: give the name or title of a particular person, place, thing, or idea (must be capitalized). EX: Lincoln Heights , Francisco, Bravo Medical Magnet High School , six flags. · Compound Nouns: consist of words used together to form a single noun. EX: countertop , laptop · Concrete Nouns: refer to material things, to people, or to places. EX: teacher , rock , stairs. · Abstract Nouns: name ideas, qualities, concepts, emotions, or attitudes. EX: the future , joy, intelligence. Functions (How nouns are used): Write one sentence for each function. · Subject (comes before the verb) Ms. Miner gave extra credit to 4 students. · Direct Object (comes after the verb and answers what or whom) The teacher asked Jamie to pick up 3 pieces of trash. · Indirect Object (answers to who or to whom) A cook gave food to a hungry person after work. PRONOUNS Reflexive: (personal pronouns plus the suffix –self or –selves) Used only: when the action verb is directed toward the subject of the construction: The girl made herself a sandwich The boy brought the building tools himself. to intensify a point: The students did the homework by themselves. “I can’t win by myself” thought the soccer player. VERBS Voice: Voice is the form of the verb that indicates how it relates or interacts with the action. The English language has two voices: ACTIVE and PASSIVE. Active: Albert got his food delivered to his house. Passive: The food delivery guy brought the food to Albert's house. Verbals: (VERB FORMS NOT USED AS VERBS) Gerund: word ending in “ing” used as a noun.
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