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what is a noun?
give an example of each type of noun |
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definition=names a person Ex: Nancy Gracen or girl, place Ex: Alabama or state, thing Ex: Vera Bradley backpack or backpack, idea Ex: capitilism, monarchy, liberty, communism, or quality Ex: happiness, courage, beuaty.
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definition=a word that takes the place of a noun
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| a word that expresses an action or state of being |
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| list the 7 Types of pronouns |
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1.Personal
2. Demonstative
3. Reflexive
4. Intensive
5. Interrogative
6. Possessive
7. Indefinite |
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singular plural
person speakin- i, me we, us
person ur speakin 2- you, you you, you
person ur speakin bout- he, she, it they them
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- ends in self or selves
- reflects on a word earlier in the sentence
- Ex: I can tie my shoes by myself.(myself reflects back to I)
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- ends in self or selves
- intensifies
- Ex: I myself tied my shoes.(myself intensifies I... this probably means that in the past i have not tied my shoes on my own.)
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shows ownership
personal possessive
I,me my/mine
you yours
we, us ours
he his
she her/hers
it its
they, them their/theirs
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shows uncertainty....
it either does not specify how many or who is being referred to. |
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| Common indefinite pronouns |
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| all, any, both, either, few, many, several, another, each, most, neither, none, some, one, everybody, everyone, everything, somebody, someone, something, nobody, no one, nothing, anybody, anyone, anything |
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| What is the word that a pronoun replaced called? |
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| a verb that expresses physical or mental action |
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| Examples of physical action verbs |
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| greet, repair, drive, whisper, decorate...etc. |
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| Examples of mental action verbs |
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| recognize, judge, remember...etc. |
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| What is a transitive verb? |
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| an action verb that expresses an action directed toward a person or thing. Transitive verbs must always have a receiver/ direct object. |
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| What is an intransitive verb? |
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| an action verb that expresses action (or tells something a out the subject) without passing the action to a receiver. |
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| a verb that connects, the subject with a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective in the predicate. |
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| What does a verb phrase consist of? |
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| consists of a main verb preceded by at least on helping verb. |
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| a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun |
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| What questions do adjectives answer? |
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What kind?
Which one?
How many?
How much? |
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| a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. |
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| What questions do adverbs answer? |
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Where?
When?
How?
Why?
To what extent?
Under what circumstances/conditions? |
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| a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. |
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| What must a preposition always be followed by? |
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| an object that is either a noun or a pronoun. |
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| What are prepositional phrases used as? |
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| a word used to join words or groups of words. |
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| What are the three most common conjunctions? |
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| a word used to express emotion. It does not have a grammatical relation to other words in the sentence. |
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| What seperates interjection from the other parts of speech? |
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| it is the only part of speech that does in no way change the meaning of the sentence. |
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