Final ReviewFinal ReviewGrammarGrammar
Parts of Speech• Noun- person, place, thing, or idea
NOUNSNouns can be concrete or abstract.
• Concrete= something tangible
Ex. Desk, chair, medicine, diabetes
• Abstract= something intangible
Ex. Love, kindness, self-control
NOUNSNouns can be common or proper.• Common=general nouns
Ex. cocker spaniel, high school, chair
• Proper= specific nouns
Ex. Rover, Valley Christian High School, Lazyboy
Parts of Speech• Noun-
• Pronoun-
person, place, thing, or idea
replaces a noun
PRONOUNS
1st Person
2nd
Person
3rd
Person
I, we, me, us, my, our, ours
you, your, yours
he, she, it, they, him, her, them, his, hers, its
PRONOUNS• Indefinite pronouns:
Singular PluralSingular or
Pluralanother, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something
both, few, many, others, several
all, any, more, most, none, some
PRONOUNS• Demonstrative pronouns= pronouns that
point to things
Ex. that book, this chair
Can be used as pronouns or determiners:
Pronoun:
Determiner:
is the book that I want.
book is my favorite.
This
This
PRONOUNS• Relative Pronouns= relate one part of the
sentence to another
Ex. that, what, whatever, who, whoever, etc.
Often used to begin clauses.
Parts of Speech• Noun-
• Pronoun-
• Verb-
person, place, thing, or idea
replaces a noun
indicates action or state of being
VERBS• State of being verbs= linking verbs
BE is the most important linking verb
Forms: is, are, were, was, am, be, being, been
Parts of Speech• Noun-
• Pronoun-
• Verb-
• Verbal-
person, place, thing, or idea
replaces a noun
indicates action or state of beinga verb that acts like another part of speech
VERBALS• Infinitive= to + a verb
infinitives can act like nouns, adj, or adv.
• Gerund= a verb ending in –ing
gerunds always act like nouns
• Participles= the past or present participle
participles act like adj.
VERBALSExamples-
• Munching and chomping, the small child
talked with his mouth open.
• I asked to be excused.
• Eating had lost its appeal.
Parts of Speech• Noun-
• Pronoun-
• Verb-
• Verbal-
• Adjective-
• Determiner-
person, place, thing, or idea
replaces a noun
indicates action or state of beinga verb that acts like another part of speech
describes a noun or pronounlimits a noun or pronoun
Parts of Speech• Adverb-describes a verb, adj, or adv.
ADVERBS• Answer the questions:
HOW?
WHEN?
TO WHAT EXTENT?
WHERE?
Parts of Speech• Adverb-
• Preposition-
describes a verb, adj, or adv.
relates words to others
PREPOSITIONS• 50 prepositions:aboutaboveacrossafteragainstalongamidamongaroundatatopbefore
behindbelowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyondbutbyconcerningdownduringexcept
forfromininsideintolikenearofoffonontoout
outsideoverpastregardingsincethroughthroughouttotowardunderunderneathuntil
upuponwithwithinwithoutA preposition REQUIRES
a prepositional phrase! If
it doesn’t have a phrase,
then it is an ADVERB!
Parts of Speech• Adverb-
• Preposition-
• Conjunction-
describes a verb, adj, or adv.
relates words to others
joins words or parts of the sentence
Parts of a Sentence
Disneyland is the happiest place on earth,
but my parents always complain about
the cost of food while we’re there.
Parts of a Sentence
If we go on vacation, we will need to make
reservations very soon.
Parts of a Sentence
Denise, the girl in the second row, is
planning a trip to New York.
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Don’t forget to pack sunscreen!
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Screaming loudly, the baby has made
everyone on the airplane miserable.
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I know that tanning can increase the chance
of getting melanoma.
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To whom was Ryan talking?
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