Hey, Girl. Do you know your parts of speech?

You bet - Let’s review!

So…what can you tell me about

NOUNS?

Nouns?• A noun is a word or word group that is used

to name a person, place, thing, or idea.

PERSON

PLACE

THING

IDEA

Sister Auburn puppy freedom

Dr. Pignato New York City

necklace loyalty

Let’s look at exercise 1 on page 71 in your grammar textbook!

Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Get out a piece of notebook paper. Please put your name, the date, and the class period in the top left

corner of your paper.

Answer every question in Exercise 1 on page 71. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only

responsible for writing the answer.

Compound Nouns• A compound noun is made up of two or more

words used together as a single noun. It can be written as one word, separate words, or a hyphenated word.One Word Separate

WordsHyphenated

Word

basketball fire drill president-elect

grasshopper chain reaction mother-in-law

Let’s look at exercise 2 on page 73 in your textbook.

• Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE

ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

• Please use the same piece of notebook paper that you used for the last exercise.

Make sure you label this exercise 2!

• On page 73, complete the even numbers. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only responsible for the answer.

Common and Proper Nouns• A common noun names any one of a group of

persons, places, things, or ideas. It generally does not begin with a capital letter – unless it falls at the beginning of a sentence. – Example: Dogs are my favorite type of pet.– Cam Newton is an athlete.

• A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun begins with a capital letter. • Houston• “The Raven”• USA Today

Let’s look at exercise 3 on page 74 in your textbook.

• Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE

ENTIRE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

• Please use the same piece of notebook paper that you used for your previous exercises. Make sure you label this

exercise 3!

• On page 74, complete the odd numbers. You do NOT have to write the sentence. You are only responsible for the answer.

Concrete and Abstract Nouns• A concrete noun names a person, place, or

thing that can be perceived by one of more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell).– Think…can you touch it, smell it, taste it, etc.?

• An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. – Example - knowledge

Which one is it? Concrete or Abstract?1.Hummingbird2.Love3.Humor4.Telephone5.Teacher6.Popcorn7.Beauty8.Self-confidence

Gee, thanks! What about PRONOUNS? How are they different from nouns?

A PRONOUN is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.• The word that a pronoun stands for is

called its antecedent. (Sometimes, the antecedent is not stated in the sentence.)

• Let’s look at the examples in your textbook! Please open it up to page 77.

There are different types of pronouns, too!

• Personal Pronouns• Reflexive and Intensive

Pronouns• Demonstrative Pronouns• Interrogative Pronouns• Relative Pronouns• Indefinite Pronouns

Let’s look at exercise 4 on page 77 in your grammar textbook!

Directions: Read the directions. Then, read each sentence. READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE

SENTENCE BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Answer the even numbers in Exercise 4 on your notebook paper.