This document contains two passages about parts of speech. The first passage provides definitions and examples of different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, collective nouns, and compound nouns. The second passage defines pronouns and provides examples of different types of pronouns such as personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns.

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2. Thursday, November 13, 2014

3. Review…What are the 8 Parts of
Speech?
Go over last night’s homework…was
everyone able to use all 8 parts of
speech in a sentence?
Complete another worksheet in which
we need to be able to identify the
different parts of speech.

4. Quick review…who
can tell me what a
Noun is? A
Pronoun? Who
has a good sentence
from last night’s
homework using an
Adjective or an
Adverb? What
about your
sentences using
Conjunctions,
Prepositions or
Interjections?

5.  A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
 All nouns are either common or proper.
 A common noun names any person, place or thing.
 Ex. basketball, pencil, desk, classroom
 A proper noun names a specific person, place or thing
and begins with a capital letter.
 Ex. New York City, Mother Theresa, Babe Ruth.
There are other specific types of nouns:
 A collective noun is a group of people or things.
 Ex. flock, team, class, group.

6.  A compound noun is a noun consisting of more than a
single word.
 It can be two separate words that mean something different
when put together…ex. physical education or social studies.
 It could be two words joined by a hyphen…ex. make-up or merry-go-
round.
 Or it could be a combined word…ex. schoolteacher, bookkeeper,
or landlord.

7. Who would like to
be my secretary
here?
If we do this right,
the 1st initials of
each noun should
spell out a
quotation and its
speaker!

8.  A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
 We use pronouns to:
1. Refer to a noun (called its antecedent) that usually comes
before the pronoun.
2. Make our writing clearer, smoother and less awkward.
Roberto feels he can win the race.
He is the pronoun and Roberto is the antecedent.
Terry and Jim know that they are best friends.
What is the pronoun here?
The antecedent?

9.  Personal Pronouns refer to people and things.
 They are divided into three categories.
1. First person…referring to the person who is speaking.
1. (I went to the mall.)
2. Second person…referring to the person spoken to.
1. (Joey, can you see the bus?
3. Third person…referring to anyone or anything else.
1. (Bob saw us do this assignment.)

10.  Reflexive Pronouns are formed by adding self or
selves to certain personal pronouns.
 myself, youself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
 Interrogative Pronouns are used to ask a question.
 Which, who, whom, whose
 Demonstrative Pronoun is used to point out a
specific person or thing.
 this, that, these, those
 “Is this yours?”
Uses both this (demonstrative pronoun) and yours (personal
pronoun).

11.  Indefinite Pronoun often does not refer to a specific person
or thing and it usually does not have a definite or specific
antecedent.

14.  An adjective modifies (qualifies or limits the meaning
of) a noun or a pronoun.
 Answers the questions What kind? Which one(s)?
How many? How much?
 The words a, an and the are the most frequently used
adjectives…though sometimes referred to as articles or
noun markers, they are adjectives!!
 Remember, use a before nouns starting with a
consonant & an before nouns starting with a vowel!!!
 An adjective can come before or after the noun or
pronoun it describes.

15.  A Proper Adjective is formed by a Proper Noun.
 Italian bread, Midas touch. Italian & Midas are proper
nouns.
 A Compound Adjective is a word composed of 2 or
more words…sometimes these words are hyphenated.
 landmark decision, black-and-blue mark
 Do not use a hyphen (-) after an adverb ending in –ly.
 newly painted mural, recently purchased

16.  People sometimes confuse adjectives with nouns or
pronouns.
 Points to remember:
1. When is a word a noun? When is a word an adjective?

17. 2. When is a word a pronoun? When is a word an
adjective?