Parts+of+Speech-C2

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Verbs

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition: A person, place, or thing

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

1. Every **year** we go to the **beach**.

2. Our **grades** were very low.

3. **She** had **icecream** last night.

4. That **car** was very nice.

5. That **bike** was going at least 80mph.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

B. Common Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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C. Collective Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?

A. Definition:

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

1. We **went** to the beach.

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2. What types of verbs are there?

A. Compound Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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B. Auxiliary Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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C. Transitive Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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D. Intransitive Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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E. Linking Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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F. What is a //Verbal//?

Definition:

1. The three types of //Verbals// are

a.

b.

c.

G. What is a //Gerund//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

H. What is a //Participle//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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