Understanding Parts of Speech: Nouns and Pronouns Overview
Dive into the world of nouns and pronouns with this detailed guide covering definitions, examples, and practice exercises on common nouns, proper nouns, and different types of pronouns such as personal, demonstrative, and interrogative pronouns.
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PARTS OF SPEECH Lecturer: Anna Ropitasari Lecturer: Anna Ropitasari, M. , M. Pd Pd
NOUNS - Definition: Definition: A word or word group that is used to name a A word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. person, place, thing, or an idea. -Examples: Mrs. Pruett, Texas, suitcase, and freedom.
Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns Common Noun: -Definition: A common noun names any one of a group or persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized. -Examples: Book, school, marker, computer, phone, and backpack. Proper Noun: -Definition: A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea, and is capitalized. computer, IPhone, and Jansport backpack. -Examples: Holt Handbook, Nesbitt Discovery Academy, Mac
PRACTICE!! Find the nouns in the following sentence: (Remember!... A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mark and Jenifer have a son. The man in the mirror was no one but himself. A students buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term. Karen always tells the truth. I was dinner at Japanese Restaurant yesterday. *Your turn: Write 2 sentences and identify the nouns in your sentences.
PRONOUNS - Definition: A word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. -Examples: I, they, your, our, she, we, them, he, us, him, his, their, them, and its. He is playing with the train. They are playing all together. Is she sleeping in her bed?
PERSONAL PRONOUN -Definition: A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking is first person, the one spoken to second person, or the one being spoken to third person. -First Person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our. -Second person: you, yours, your. -Third person: He, him his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs. Look, I am good at reading! You click the icon to open the game. They are playing jump rope.
DEMONSTRATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS -Demonstrative Pronouns: -Definition: A demonstrative pronoun is used to point our a specific person, place, thing, or idea. -Examples: This, That, These, Those. I think this is good enough. -Interrogative Pronouns: -Definition: An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. -Examples: Who, whom, which, what, whose. Hmmm, who is in my class?
PRACTICE!! Identify the pronouns in the following sentences : 1. They have never been so happy. 2. It was a really good day today. 3. She was upset with herself for failing it. 4. You and I should take a walk. 5. The candy is neither yours nor mine. Your turn! Write 2 sentences and identify the pronouns in the sentences.
ADJECTIVE -Definition: A word that is used to modify a noun or a pronoun. Transparent ghost Old Man Green Die. Haunted House
DESCRIPTIVE AND LIMITING ADJECTIVES -Descriptive Adjective : Describe the nooun -Examples: -red house, tall man, large hut - Limiting Adjectives : Limits or specific the noun - Examples : - High school student, two teams, every employee
PRACTICE Identify the following adjectives and tell if they are limiting or descriptive: 1.There are many good students in high school. 2.She was grateful for the interview. 3.I am a very intelligent person. 4.The basketball team was very adept in knowing the difficult plays. 5.The bluish-green sky was a beautiful sight to see.
VERB -Definition: A verb that is used to express action or a state of being. -Example: Texting, jumping, push, doing. Mom helps Jack do his homework. She is exercising. The boys get on the bus.
HELPING/LINKING VERBS -Definition: Helping Verbs help the main verb express action or a state of being. -Examples: can, do, has, might, should, and could. Hey! You should put the toys in the box. Please, can you cut the cake now?
ADVERB - Definition: A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb. -Examples: There, up, here, down, tomorrow, weekly, later, and early. (Think ly too.) The girl is going to ride her bike up the street. It is going to rain tomorrow and weekly from now on.
PREPOSITION -Definition: A word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word. -Examples: Aboard, below, from, since, about, beneath, throughout, concerning, past, and without. They are aboard the train. This guy is from history.
CONJUNCTION -Definition: A word that joins word or words groups. Decide whether to stay or go. Coordinating Conjunctions: -Examples: And, but, or nor, for yet so. -Examples: You are supposed to walk on the street or the sidewalk. Correlative Conjunctions: -Examples: Both and, Not only but also, Whether or. -Example: Both Jim and Roberto were standing outside.
PRACTICE Identify the conjunctions in the following sentences; then, tell Identify the conjunctions in the following sentences; then, tell what type of conj. they are. what type of conj. they are. 1. 1. Ashton and I will go out tonight. Ashton and I will go out tonight. 2. 2. After the movie, let s go out to eat. After the movie, let s go out to eat. 3. 3. Neither Sam nor Vinny ate lunch. Neither Sam nor Vinny ate lunch. 4. 4. My true passion in life is writing, and I hope to get published My true passion in life is writing, and I hope to get published soon. soon. 5. 5. Susan makes good grades because she studies every night. Susan makes good grades because she studies every night. 6. 6. Either you will put forth effort in your classes or you will not do Either you will put forth effort in your classes or you will not do your best. your best.
INTERJECTION -Definition: A word that expresses emotion. -Definition: An interjection has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. -Examples: Crap! Wow! Yuck! Yippee! Uh-oh! Well! YUCK! This is nasty! WEEE! I m Swinging! OWW! This Hurts.
