More on parts of speech! Really?

More on parts of speech! Really?

Compound Nouns vs. Collective Nouns Compound Noun—a noun that includes more than one word Examples: living room, home run, record player, break-in, attorney-at-law, twenty-one, birdhouse, headband, flashlight

Collective Noun—a noun that names a group of people or things Examples: team, family, herd, choir, jury

Choose whether the underlined word is a compound noun or a collective noun. • Our class will meet with the mayor at city hall. 2. Our new high school will open next week. 3. My sister went to school at night to study speed-reading. 4. My brother-in-law lost his credit card recently. 5. The prizewinner was surrounded by a group of fans.

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns Common Noun—Names any person, place, or thing Examples: man, city, building, team Proper Noun—names a particular person, place, or thing Examples: Mr. Henry Collins, Chicago, New York Yankees

Choose whether the underlined nouns are common or proper. • In Colombia, ants are sold as snacks from carts along the street. • Fried worms are eaten in Mexico. • People in Uganda crush flies and shape them into pancakes for lunch. • In other parts of Africa, termites are munched like pretzels. • Certain spiders are roasted in New Guinea.

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Pronoun Antecedents Pronoun Antecedents—a noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces Examples: • Dion said that he couldn’t go. • Alan caught the ball and threw it to first base. • Lynn asked Sandy, “Did we miss a turn?”

Personal Pronouns First Person (The person speaking) Singular: I, me, my, mine Plural: we, us, our, ours Second Person (The person spoken to) Singular: you, your, yours Plural: you, your, yours Third Person (The person or thing spoken about) Singular: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its Plural: they, them, their, theirs

Reflexive Pronouns These pronouns are formed by adding “-self” or “-selves” to certain personal pronouns. Singular: myself, yourself, himself, itself Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Indefinite Pronouns • These pronouns very often refer to unnamed people or things.

Common Indefinite Pronouns all both few nothing another each many one any either most several anybody everybody neither some anyone everyone none someone anything everything no one something

Other Types of Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these, those Interrogative Pronouns: what, which, who, whom, whose

Types of Verbs Action Verb—tells what a subject is performing Examples: Dad plants tulip bulbs every fall. Karen skated across the frozen pond. Linking Verb—links the subject with another word in the sentence Examples: Tim is my brother. The weather has been very cold.

Common Linking Verbs be shall be have been is will be has been am can be had been are could be could have been was should be should have been were would be may have been may be might have been might be must have been

Additional Linking Verbs appear grow seem stay become look smell taste feel remain sound turn

Action Verb vs. Linking Verb • The evening breeze felt cool. 2. My neighbor grows tomatoes in her backyard. 3. Peggy looked everywhere for Danielle. 4. Those shoes look very comfortable.

Adjectives vs. Adverbs Adjectives—modify nouns and pronouns Answer Questions: Which one? What kind? How many? Whose? Adverbs—modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs Answer Questions: Where? When? How? To what extent?

Adjective or Adverb? • My early appointment was canceled. • The music was too lively for me. • Their large historic house is located high on the grassy knolls. • We carelessly locked the keys in the car. • Our new microwave oven works well. • Bears are definitely not friendly.

Prepositional Phrases • A nurse at a London hospital had a young girl in her ward. • None of the doctors could find a cure for her. • Before work, the nurse began reading another chapter in a mystery by Agatha Christie. • After several pages, she put the book into her bag and hurried to the hospital. • According to the book, someone had taken a rare poison called thallium.

Preposition or Adverb? • Walk the pony around the rink. • “Be careful that you don’t fall off,” he shouted. • Everyone sang as the flag went up. • George did his exercises before breakfast. • If you go outside, take your key.

Linking Verbs vs. Action VerbsPick out the subject and the verb, and then tell whether the verb is action or linking. • Have you felt the material on the sofa? • Her voice sounds so pleasant over the phone. • Our cat grows hungry at night. • The bugle sounded the start of the race. • The photographs turned dull with age.

Adjectives vs. AdverbsTell whether the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb. • The large American flag waved gently in the breeze. • She spoke softly and tenderly to the baby. • Jess wrapped the expensive presents beautifully. • The math test was extremely hard. • The market will soon receive Idaho potatoes.

Prepositional PhrasesPick out the prepositional phrases. • The description of the victims symptoms exactly matched the symptoms of the young girl. • The nurse placed the book in front of the doctors. • She told them about her suspicions. • Within minutes the doctors prescribed a new series of treatments for the girl. • Because of a mystery by Agatha Christie, a young girl’s life was saved.

Preposition vs. AdverbTell whether the underlined word is a preposition or an adverb. • A blizzard was raging outside the warm house. • Haven’t I met you before? • We looked around but couldn’t find them. • All the marbles rolled off the table. • Up the hill raced the boys on their bikes.

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