Parts+of+Speech-H2

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Verbs

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

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

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2. The **Empire State building** is huge.

3. The **teacher** wrote on the **black board.**

4. The **boys hair** stood up.

5. When my **Grandmother** came down from **Oregon, we were happy.**

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition:proper noun are the name of individual people or titles.

1. Examples [They written with capital letters]

a.Iam reading a book that is called **Which way freedom.**

b.IN this resturant that is call **home town buffet** they have realy good chinese food.

B. Common Nouns

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition:

You can experience this group of nouns with your five senses: you **//see//** them, **//hear//** them, **//smell//** them, **//taste//** them, and **//feel//** them.

1. Examples

a.dog

b.student

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:

Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns: you **//cannot see//** them, **//cannot hear//** them, **//cannot smell//** them, **//cannot taste//** them, and **//cannot feel//** them.

1. Examples

a.deceit

b.trust

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:**Countable nouns** are objects that come in discrete units and thus can be made plural.

1. Examples

a.a banana. . .some bananas

b.a metabolite. . . metabolites

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition: Non- countable nouns are things like... Liquids, things that can be measuredj, things that cant be counted.

1. Examples

a. water, milk, gasoline, oil,

b. oxygen.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition: Collective nouns are things that are living like animals and people.

1. Examples

a. Birds, cats, dogs,

b. Humans

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?

A. Definition: A verb is a word that discribes action.

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

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

2. The basketballplayer took a **shot.**

3. The bird was **flying** so high.

4. William Shatner is **slow,** now that he is older.

5. The basketball team **ran** ten miles.

2. What types of verbs are there?

A. Compound Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

B. Auxiliary Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

C. Transitive Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

D. Intransitive Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

E. Linking Verbs

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.

F. What is a //Verbal//?

Definition:

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

a.

b.

c.

G. What is a //Gerund//?

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

H. What is a //Participle//?

Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?

Definition:

1. Examples

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b.