Parts+of+Speech-G1

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition:A noun is a person, place or a thing.

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2. In **winter** we visit the **mountains**.

3.**Freddy** came from **Florida**.

4. **Lupe** went to **Paris**.

5.**Justin** went to a **concert.**

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition: A proper noun is a word that is written with a capital letter and refers to an individual name or place.

1. Examples

a. The family went to **Hawaii.**

b. The kids wanted to go to **Disneyland.**

B. Common Nouns

Definition: A common noun is a word not written with a capital letter and that does not refer to a specific persons name or a thing.

1. Examples

a.They all went to dinner after the **concert**.

b. The **kids** did not follow the **rules**.

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition: A Concrete noun refers to objects and substances, including people and animals, that exist physically.They can be either countable or un-countable nouns.

1. Examples

a. She wanted a brand new **car**.

b.He got a **guitar** for his birthday.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:An abstract noun is a word that refers to states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, and other things that have no physical existence.

1. Examples

a. The girl loved **music**.

b.He felt so much **happiness** when his son garduated.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:A Countable Noun is a noun that has both a singular and a plural form

1. Examples

a.He always had two **pencils**.

b.She wanted more **shoes**.

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition: A Non- Countable Noun is a noun that does not have both a singular and a plural form.

1. Examples

a.She did not like **milk** very much.

b.He drinks **water** all the time.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition:A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals or objects as a group; family, company, and other things.

1. Examples

a. The **company** started working on a new project.

b. The football **team** won every game.

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