Transcript Grammar Lesson 7

Grammar Lesson 7
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Vocab:
Miso- a Greek prefix meaning hatred
Misogynist- noun, refers to one who hates or distrusts women
Misoneism- the hatred or intolerance of change
Misogamist- a person who hates marriage
Concrete, Abstract, and Collective Nouns
• Concrete noun: names a person, place, or thing; can be common or proper
• Abstract noun: names something that cannot be seen or touched, it names
something you can think about
• Collective noun: names a collection of persons, places, animals, or things
Grammar Lesson 8
• Vocab:
• Alley- a narrow, back street
• Ally- a confederate or a member of an alliance
Helping Verbs
• Every predicate contains a verb
• The main verb may have one or more helping verbs
• The main verb shows the action, the helping verbs do not show action, but
they help to form the verb tense
• Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, may, might, must, can,
could, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would
Grammar Lesson 9
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Vocab:
Ortho- Greek prefix which means straight, upright, vertical
Orthodontist- a dentist who straightens teeth
Orthograde- adjective, means walking with the body upright or vertical
Orthotics- supports or braces to straighten weak joints or muscles
Singular, Plural, Compound, and Possessive
Nouns/ Noun Gender
• Singular or plural: nouns are either singular or plural
• Singular noun: names only one person, place, or thing
• Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing
Compound and Possessive
• Compound nouns: made up of two or more words, sometimes written as
one word (classroom), often we write them as two words (snow tire), some
are hyphenated (brother-in-law)
• Possessive nouns: tell “who” or “what” owns something, can be singular or
plural, have an apostrophe and an s added to them (Sam’s)
• Usually only an apostrophe is added to plural nouns when they end with the
letter s (elephants’)
Noun Gender
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We also group nouns according to gender
In English, there are four genders:
Masculine- uncle, brother, buck
Feminine- aunt, sister, doe
Indefinite (either sex)- sibling, horse, deer
Neuter (no sex)-socks, desk, bicycle