Parts+of+Speech-E1

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition:Nouns are things, places, people, and events.

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2. The **dog** caught the **frisbee.**

3. **Portia White** was an **opera singer**.

4. In the **library** there are many **books** you can select from.

5. The **police officer** put **manacles** on the **man** he arrested.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition: A noun belonging to the class of words used as names for unique individuals, events, or places.

1. Examples

a. **July 4th** is indipendence day for the **U.S**.

b. Many people dread **Monday** mornings.

B. Common Nouns

Definition: A noun, or a noun substantive, is a word or phrase that reffers to a person place, thing, event, substance, or quality.

1. Examples

a. According to the **sign**,the nearest **town** is 60 **miles** away.

b. All the **gardens** in the **neighborhood** were invaded by **beetles** this **summer.**

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition: A noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell.

1. Examples

a. The **judge** handed the **files** to the **clerk**.

b. Whenever they take the **dog** to the **beach**, it spends **hours** chasing **waves**.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:a noun which names anything which you can //not// perceive through your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun.

1. Examples

a.**Justice** often seems to slip out of our grasp.

b.Buying the fire extinguisher was an **afterthought**

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:a noun with both a singular and a plural form, and it names anything (or anyone) that you can //count//.

1. Examples

a.We painted the **table** red and the **chairs** blue.

b.The oak **tree** lost three **branches** in the **hurricane**.

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition: is a noun which does not have a plural form, and which refers to something that you could (or would) not usually count.

1. Examples

a.**Oxygen** is essential to human life.

b.We decided to sell the **furniture** rather than take it with use when we moved.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition:a noun naming a group of things, animals, or persons

1. Examples

a.The **jury** is dining on take-out chicken tonight.

b.The steering **committee** meets every Wednesday afternoon.

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

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