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Chapter 1 Notes
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NOUNS
PRONOUNS
VERBS
ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES
PREPOSITIONS
CONJUNCTION & INTERJECTION
TYPES OF NOUNS
COMMON
PROPER
CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
SINGULAR
PLURAL
COMMON AND PROPER
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Common Noun- a general name for a
person, place or thing.
– Example: The boy ran to the store.
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Proper Noun- The name of a specific
person, place or thing.
– Example: John ran to the store.
Concrete and Abstract
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Concrete Noun- Names an object that
can be seen, heard, smelled, or touched
– Example: Bring me that book.
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Abstract Noun- Names an idea, quality
or state of being.
– Example: I finally have my independence.
Singular and Plural
Singular Noun- Refers to 1 person,
place, or thing.
 Plural Noun- Refers to 1 or more
persons, places, or things
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Possessive Nouns
Sarah’s car is outside the building.
 The boss’s best employee is John.
 The three boys’ truck is in the shop.
 The women’s bathroom is across the hall.
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PRONOUNS
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Definition- A pronoun is a word used in
place of a noun or another pronoun.
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Possessive Pronoun- A pronoun that
shows ownership.
– Examples:
 Shawn broke his hand playing football.
 Can I borrow your pencil?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
REFLEXIVE
INTENSIVE
DEMONSTRATIVE
INDEFINITE
INTERROGATIVE
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
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Points out specific persons, places, things,
or ideas.
– Example #1: We did better than those kids.
– Example #2: That boy is the one who stole
the bike.
INDEFINITE PRONOUN
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DOES NOT refer to a specific person,
place, thing, or idea.
– Example #1: Many of the students were at
the party.
– Example #2: Both of the girls were at the
game.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
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Used to ask a question.
– Example: What is your favorite song?
REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE
PRONOUNS
Both Reflexive and Intensive pronouns are
formed by adding –self or –selves to the end
of a pronoun.
 REFLEXIVE- Reflects action back upon the
subject.
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– Example: Donna prepared herself for a long day.
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INTENSIVE- Adds emphasis to a noun or
pronoun. (Will come directly behind the noun it
is describing).
– Example: The wait itself would take hours.
Locate each pronoun and identify
its type.
1. Which is the oldest zoo, the Philadelphia
Zoo or Central Park zoo in New York?
2. Kodiak bears sun themselves on the
towering rocks.
3. Everyone in the school band practices
three hours a day.
4. The best way to find out is to ask the
ticket sellers themselves.
5. That car is a 2006 Ford Mustang.
VERBS
A VERB expresses an action or state of being.
 Action Verb – Expresses an action.
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– Example- The band marched onto the field.
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Linking Verb- Links the subject of a sentence
to the predicate.
– Example – The instruments are safe on the bus.
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Helping Verb – Combined with verbs to form a
verb phrase.
– Example- The stadium may be filled to capacity.
Examples of Linking and Helping
Verbs
LINKING
 IS
 AM
 ARE
 WAS
 WERE
 BEEN
 BEING
HELPING
 HAVE
 WILL
 CAN
 MAY
 MIGHT
 SHOULD
 WOULD
ADJECTIVES
Adjective- Describes a noun or pronoun.
Questions adjectives answer:
 What Kind, Which One, How Many, How Much
ARTICLES- A, AN, THE
Examples of adjectives:
1. The brown dog ran across the windy road.
2. I have two tickets to the big football game.
ADVERBS
An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or
another adverb.
***Many adverbs have an –ly ending***
***Most adverbs will either come right before or
right after a verb***
Examples:
1. We were rather surprised that we had a test.
2. His health gradually worsened.
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Give the correct part of speech for each
word in the following sentences.
1. The white car drove quickly to the
grocery store.
2. Fast cars are more expensive to buy.
3. I need a new car badly.
Options: Noun, Pronoun, Verb,
Adjective, Article, Adverb,
Preposition
PREPOSITIONS
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Definition- a word that shows the location
of a noun or pronoun.
– Examples:
 The sound of a jazz band filled the kitchen.
 The music was coming from a radio.
COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS
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ABOUT
ACROSS
AFTER
AROUND
AS
AT
BEFORE
BY
WITH
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DOWN
FOR
FROM
IN
INSIDE
OF
OFF
ON
TO
Prepositional Phrase
Definition- contains a preposition and its
object (OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION)
***Object of the preposition will be a noun
or pronoun.
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Examples:
 The sound of a jazz band filled the
kitchen.
 The sounds came from a radio.
CONJUNCTIONS
Definition- connects words or groups of
words.
 4 TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS:
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– Coordinating
– Correlative
– Subordinating
– Conjunctive Adverb
Coordinating Conjunction
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Definition- Connects words or groups of
words of equal importance in a sentence.
– Examples:
 Sonia and her friends watched the new music
video.
 The action started quickly on a beach, but the
scene quickly changed.
Correlative Conjunction
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Definition- word pairs (2) that join words
or groups of words.
– Examples:
 Neither Tim nor Sally saw the movie.
 Both the boys and the girls are in the class.
Both… and
Either…or
not only…but also
whether…or
Neither…nor
Subordinating Conjunction
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Definition- Introduces a group of words
that cannot stand alone.
– Examples:
 Although music videos are short, they are
expensive to produce.
 The band waited while the director checked the
lighting.
Subordinating Conjunction
A after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as,
as though
B because, before, by the time
E even if, even though
I if, in order that, in case
L lest
O once, only if
P provided that
S since, so that
T than, that, though, till
U unless, until
W when, whenever, where, wherever, while
Conjunctive Adverb
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Definition- joins two complete sentences.
– Examples:
 The game starts at 7 o’clock. However, it may get
rained out.
INTERJECTIONS
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Definition- Used to express an emotion.
– Examples:
 Wow! I didn’t see that coming.
 Hey!, that boy just stole my car!
CHAPTER 1- PARTS OF SPEECH
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NOUNS (6 TYPES)
PRONOUNS (5 TYPES)
VERBS (Action and Linking)
ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES (and Articles)
PREPOSITIONS
CONJUNCTIONS (4 types)
INTERJECTIONS