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NounsNouns

A A nounnoun is a word used to name a is a word used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an person, a place, a thing, or an idea.idea.

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PERSONSPERSONS PLACESPLACES THINGSTHINGS IDEASIDEAS

Alice WalkerAlice Walker DesertDesert MoneyMoney CourageCourage

Dr. LacyDr. Lacy neighborhooneighborhoodd

WindWind LoveLove

childrenchildren outer spaceouter space animalsanimals freedomfreedom

architectarchitect New York New York CityCity

Voyager 2Voyager 2 luckluck

teamteam Grand Grand CanyonCanyon

Statue of Statue of LibertyLiberty

equalityequality

Baby sitterBaby sitter NigeriaNigeria Newbery Newbery MedalMedal

Self-controlSelf-control

gymnastgymnast Golden GateGolden Gate orange juiceorange juice democracydemocracy

Compound NounsCompound Nouns

A A compound nouncompound noun is two or more is two or more words used together as a single words used together as a single noun. The parts of a compound noun noun. The parts of a compound noun may be written as one word, as may be written as one word, as separate words, or as a hyphenated separate words, or as a hyphenated word.word.

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ONE WORDONE WORD Seafood, filmmaker, Seafood, filmmaker, videocassette, footsteps, videocassette, footsteps, grasshopper, Iceland, grasshopper, Iceland, daydream, Passoverdaydream, Passover

SEPARATE WORDSSEPARATE WORDS compact disc, House of compact disc, House of Representatives, police Representatives, police officer, John F. Kennedy, officer, John F. Kennedy, The Call of the WildThe Call of the Wild

HYPHENATED WORDHYPHENATED WORD Self-esteem, fund-raiser, Self-esteem, fund-raiser, sister-in-law, fourteen-sister-in-law, fourteen-year-old, grand-parentsyear-old, grand-parents

Collective NounsCollective Nouns

A A collective nouncollective noun is a word that is a word that names a group.names a group.

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Collective NounsCollective Nouns

faculty, family, herd, team, congress, faculty, family, herd, team, congress, audience, flock, crew, jury, audience, flock, crew, jury, committeecommittee

Common Nouns and Proper Common Nouns and Proper NounsNouns

A A common nouncommon noun is a general is a general name for a person, place, thing, or name for a person, place, thing, or idea. A idea. A proper nounproper noun names a names a particular person, place, thing, or particular person, place, thing, or idea.idea.

Note: Proper nouns always begin Note: Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter. Common with a capital letter. Common nouns begin with a capital letter nouns begin with a capital letter only when they come at the only when they come at the beginning of a sentence.beginning of a sentence.

Common Common NounsNouns

Proper NounsProper Nouns

poempoem ““The Raven,” “Casey at Bat”The Raven,” “Casey at Bat”

nationnation Canada, United States of Canada, United States of AmericaAmerica

athleteathlete Ken Griffey Jr., Peyton Manning Ken Griffey Jr., Peyton Manning

shipship Mayflower, U.S.S. ConstitutionMayflower, U.S.S. Constitution

newspapernewspaper The New York Times, USA The New York Times, USA TodayToday

riverriver Ohio River, Kentucky RiverOhio River, Kentucky River

streetstreet Hawkins St., Highland Ave.Hawkins St., Highland Ave.

dayday Friday, Independence DayFriday, Independence Day

citycity Carrollton, MadisonCarrollton, Madison

organizationorganization American Legion, Boy Scouts American Legion, Boy Scouts

languagelanguage English, SpanishEnglish, Spanish

holidayholiday Thanksgiving, Labor DayThanksgiving, Labor Day

Concrete Nouns and Abstract Concrete Nouns and Abstract NounsNouns

A A concrete nounconcrete noun names a person, names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses by one or more of the senses (sight, (sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell).hearing, taste, touch, or smell). An An abstract nounabstract noun names an idea, a names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic.feeling, a quality, or a characteristic.

CONCRETE NOUNSCONCRETE NOUNS Hummingbird, Hummingbird, telephone, popcorn, telephone, popcorn, ocean, Madison Milton ocean, Madison Milton Bridge, Jesse Jackson, Bridge, Jesse Jackson, sneeze, stone, sneeze, stone, refrigerator, rainrefrigerator, rain

ABSTRACT NOUNSABSTRACT NOUNS Knowledge, love, Knowledge, love, humor, patriotism, humor, patriotism, beliefs, honor, beauty, beliefs, honor, beauty, peace, health, peace, health, competition, competition, BuddhismBuddhism

The PronounThe Pronoun

A A PronounPronoun is a word used in place of is a word used in place of one noun or more than one noun.one noun or more than one noun.

Example: When Example: When KellyKelly saw the saw the signalsignal, , KellyKelly pointed the pointed the signalsignal out to John. out to John.

When Kelly saw the signal, When Kelly saw the signal, sheshe pointed pointed itit out to John. out to John.

The PronounThe Pronoun

Note: The word that a pronoun stands for Note: The word that a pronoun stands for is call its is call its antecedent.antecedent.

Example: Mark read the Example: Mark read the book book and and returned returned itit to the library.to the library.

The The photographersphotographers bought bought themselvesthemselves new lenses. new lenses.

Personal PronounPersonal Pronoun

A A personal pronounpersonal pronoun refers to the one refers to the one speaking (speaking (first personfirst person), the one ), the one spoken to (spoken to (second personsecond person), or the one ), or the one spoken about (spoken about (third personthird person).).

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Personal PronounsPersonal Pronouns

SingularSingular PluralPlural

First PersonFirst Person I, me, my, I, me, my, minemine

we, us, our, we, us, our, oursours

Second PersonSecond Person you, your, you, your, yoursyours

you your, you your, yoursyours

Third PersonThird Person he, him, his, he, him, his, she, her, hers, she, her, hers, it, itsit, its

they, them, they, them, their, theirstheir, theirs

Bell Ringer - NounsBell Ringer - Nouns

• Without using your notes, give an Without using your notes, give an example for each of the following example for each of the following nouns:nouns:

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• Compound Noun =Compound Noun =

• Collective Noun =Collective Noun =

• Proper Noun =Proper Noun =

• Concrete Noun =Concrete Noun =

• Abstract Noun =Abstract Noun =

Reflexive and Intensive Reflexive and Intensive PronounsPronouns

A A reflexive pronounreflexive pronoun refers to the refers to the subject and directs the action of the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. An verb back to the subject. An intensive pronounintensive pronoun emphasizes a emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.noun or another pronoun.

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Reflexive and Intensive Reflexive and Intensive PronounsPronouns

First PersonFirst Person myself, ourselvesmyself, ourselves

Second PersonSecond Person yourself, yourselvesyourself, yourselves

Third PersonThird Person himself, herself, himself, herself, itself, themselves itself, themselves

Reflexive and Intensive Reflexive and Intensive PronounsPronouns

Juan wrote Juan wrote himselfhimself a note as a a note as a reminder. (reflective)reminder. (reflective)

The rescuers did not consider The rescuers did not consider themselvesthemselves heroes. (reflective) heroes. (reflective)

Amelia designed the costumes Amelia designed the costumes herselfherself. . (intensive)(intensive)

I I myselfmyself sold more than fifty tickets. sold more than fifty tickets. (intensive)(intensive)

Demonstrative PronounsDemonstrative Pronouns

A A demonstrative pronoundemonstrative pronoun points points out a specific person, a place, a out a specific person, a place, a thing, or an idea.thing, or an idea.

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Demonstrative PronounsDemonstrative Pronouns

this that these thosethis that these those

ThisThis is the most valuable baseball card is the most valuable baseball card I have.I have.

TheseThese are the names of are the names of thosethose who who volunteered.volunteered.

Interrogative PronounsInterrogative Pronouns

An An interrogative pronouninterrogative pronoun introduces introduces a question.a question.

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Interrogative PronounsInterrogative Pronouns

what which who whom whosewhat which who whom whose

WhatWhat is the largest planet in our solar is the largest planet in our solar system?system?

WhoWho scored the most points in the scored the most points in the game?game?

Relative PronounsRelative Pronouns

A A relative pronounrelative pronoun introduces a introduces a subordinate clause.subordinate clause.

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Relative PronounsRelative Pronouns

that what which who whom whosethat what which who whom whose

The Bactrian camel, The Bactrian camel, whichwhich has two has two humps, is native to central Asia.humps, is native to central Asia.

Ray Charles is one of several blind Ray Charles is one of several blind performers performers whowho have had a number of have had a number of hit recordings.hit recordings.

Indefinite PronounsIndefinite Pronouns

An An indefinite pronounindefinite pronoun refers to a refers to a person, a place, or a thing that is not person, a place, or a thing that is not specifically named.specifically named.

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Indefinite PronounsIndefinite Pronouns

EveryoneEveryone completed the test before completed the test before the bell rang.the bell rang.

NeitherNeither of the actors knew what of the actors knew what costumes the costumes the otherother was planning to was planning to wear.wear.

Common Indefinite PronounsCommon Indefinite Pronouns

allall bothboth fewfew nobodynobody severalseveral

anotheranother eacheach manymany nonenone somesome

anyany eithereither moremore no oneno one somebodsomebodyy

anybodyanybody everybodeverybodyy

mostmost nothingnothing someonesomeone

anyoneanyone everyoneeveryone muchmuch oneone somethinsomethingg

anythinganything everythineverythingg

neitherneither otherother suchsuch