Parts+of+Speech-G2

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Verbs

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition:

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2.My **sister** enjoys watering the **flowers.**

3.**Schools** have alot of **students.**

4.The **pencil** has no **eraser.**

5.The **girl** is wearing a white **sweater.**

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition:

A proper noun is a item-specific noun that has a limited meaning.

1. Examples

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b.

B. Common Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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C. Concrete Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

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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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Defenitions borrowed from ask jeeves.

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html

= 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:

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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

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c.

G. What is a //Gerund//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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H. What is a //Participle//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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G. What is an //Infinitive//?

Definition:

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