LANGUAGE STUDY

MONDAYS:Grammar Edition

PARTS OF SPEECH:

What are “parts of speech”?

We categorize English words into 8 basic types or classes called "parts of speech," as each type of word serves a different function in our sentences.

LIST THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

NOUNS:

Define “noun”: a person, place, thing or idea

Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

COMMON NOUNS:

Define “common noun”: names general items (ex: book, girl,

taco)

Circle the common nouns in the sentence:

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

PROPER NOUNS:

Define “proper noun”:names specific things; require

capitalization. 

Underline the proper nouns in the sentence:

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

JOT DOWN YOUR OWN EXAMPLES:

 Common nouns Proper Nouns

CONCRETE NOUNS

Can be identified by one of the 5 senses Nouns that can be seen, heard, smelled,

touched, or tasted

Identify the concrete nouns in the sentence:

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

ABSTRACT NOUNS

Names an idea, concept, quality, or

state of mind

Cannot be seen, heard, smelled, felt,

or tasted.

Examples:

COMPOUND NOUNS:

Noun made up of two words (one of which is always a noun)

When writing compound nouns, DO NOT leave a space between the two original words.

Example:

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Refers to a group of people/places/things

Examples:

PRONOUNS: Define “pronoun”:

noun that takes the place of a common or proper noun ONLY used when the

common/proper noun it is taking the place of has been clearly establishedCommon/Proper nouns Pronouns

PRONOUN PRACTICE:

Rewrite the first sentence replacing all common and proper nouns with pronouns:

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.