INSTRUCTIONS

• Do bell work. Find and identify the parts of speech of the sentence strip on the board. Change the sentence to a question.

• Phrasal verbs. Copy the rules and explanation and a chart with 5 verbs. For homework 5 times the verb and the meaning.

Instructions….

• Nouns: common, proper, abstract, concrete. Copy rules in the notebook and answer pages 1, 2, and 3 Chapter 13 of Writing Coach (Spiderman book)

• Homework: Study for quiz tomorrow: – Spelling list 2, – Phobias story, vocabulary, – Nouns – Phrasal verbs.

Phrasal VerbsVerb Meaning Example

ask someone out invite on a date Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.

ask around ask many people the same question

I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

add up to something equal Your purchases add up to $205.32.

back something up reverse You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.

back someone up support My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.

Nouns• Nouns name people, places, things,

and ideas.• People: athlete, teacher, president, • Places: park, stadium, beach, library• Things: book, cow, computer, box• Ideas (concepts): happiness,

bravery, anger, love

Types of nouns

All nouns can be divided into common and proper nouns.

Common nouns can then be divided into concrete and abstract nouns.

There are also collective nouns.There are also individual nouns.

Proper Nouns

• Name a certain person, place, or thing.

• Always capitalized• Examples: Dr. Combs, President

Bush, Miami Beach, Yankee Stadium, The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Common Nouns

• Name one of any group of persons, places, things or ideas

• Not capitalized• Examples: book, girl, umbrella,

glasses, monument, movie, city, country

Nouns

proper

nouns

common

concrete

abstract

Concrete Nouns

• Names a person, place, or thing that can be recognized with one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell).

Collective Nouns

• A word that names a group• audience• batch• class• committee• family• team• litter

Abstract Nouns

• Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings and qualities.

• Many come from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion.

• Ex. happy---happiness• They are harder to recognize as

nouns than the concrete nouns.

• Abstract nouns name an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic that cannot be seen or touched.

• Examples: sadness, happiness, anger

Compound Nouns

• a single noun made up of two or more words used together

• Ex. grandmother, basketball• Ex. mother-in-law• Ex. grand piano, jumping jack

Concrete or

Abstract?

bridge

self-esteem

wisdom

shoes

litter

music

freedom