Parts+of+Speech-B2

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Verbs

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition: **:** The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2. We will wait untill **tomorrow** to finish our **homework**.

3. She is working on the project while the others are writing on **paper**.

4. The stupid **freshmen** did not listen to the superior **senior**.

5. The **ninja** jumped across the **houses**.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition: a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English -- called also //proper name//

1. Examples

a. **Princess Maegan** has **Cara** as a maid.

b. **Super Ninja** demands satisfaction.

B. Common Nouns

Definition: **:** a noun that may occur with limiting modifiers (as //a// or //an, some, every,// and //my//) and that designates any one of a class of beings or things

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C. Concrete Nouns

Definition: A noun, such as //flower// or //rain,// that denotes a material or tangible object or phenomenon

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D. Abstract Nouns

Definition: A noun that denotes an abstract or intangible concept, such as //envy// or //joy.//

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C. Countable Nouns

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C. Non-Countable Nouns

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C. Collective Nouns

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= 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

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B. Auxiliary Verbs

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C. Transitive Verbs

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D. Intransitive Verbs

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E. Linking Verbs

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F. What is a //Verbal//?

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

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G. What is a //Gerund//?

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H. What is a //Participle//?

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G. What is an //Infinitive//?

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