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Names people, places, things, or ideas.

Examples:People: boy, girl, baker, musician, teacher Places: library, school, mall, bathroom Things: pencil, cell phone, carpet, ring Ideas: love, hate, beauty

Now, write 3 examples of nouns on your own.

Proper nouns are specific nouns. Proper nouns will always be capitalized.

Examples:People: Susan, Mr. Crockett, Chef Mason,

etc. Places: Irving High School, Parks Mall, New

York City, Arkansas, etc. Things: Declaration of Independence,

Volkswagen Beetle, Apple iPhone, etc. Write three examples of your own!

A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: Julie placed her coat in the closet

with the others.

Notice that her replaces Julie to reduce redundancy.

Now, you have one minute to write down as many pronouns as you can.

Here are some you may have missed:

What are the rules for capitalization? 1. First word in a sentence

The fuzzy melon helped the scientist discover penicillin.

2. Proper Nouns Raymond, Irving, World Cup, FBI

3. Titles of people or media Dr., Mr./Mrs., Romeo and Juliet, Hot Tub Time Machine

4. Days, months, and holidays - not seasons Tuesday, September, and Labor Day

Not Capitalized spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter (not

capitalized)

1)Pronoun, 2)Common Noun, 3)Proper Noun

1.They’re going outside now. 2.The beach is nice and toasty. 3.The mother doesn’t trust you. 4. I think that Marilyn will enjoy retirement.5. Judith’s brother likes Domino’s Pizza. 6.The cat drank the milk angrily. 7.Zombies and werewolves united against

vampires in the latest horror flick.

is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Adjectives answer these questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How much?

Examples: Which questions do these adjectives answer?

• My aunt lives in the pink house on the left.• Wow! His furry back really creeps me out!

List three examples of adjectives of your own.

What are sensory details? Sensory details use your senses to describe.

Most sensory details are adjectives! What are your senses?

Sight (eyes) bright, dark Smell (nose) rosy, dank, arid Hear (ears) bang, clank Taste (mouth) bitter, sour Touch (hands and feet) fluffy, rough

List two examples of each sense on your own!

is a word that expresses action or state of being. (It’s what you do!)

Examples: Find the verbs! I bowled a great game tonight. She was nervous in her interview.

Make a list of three verbs!

a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Adverbs often end in –ly.

Adverbs answer these questions: Where -How often When -How much How -To what extent

Examples: Which questions do these adverbs answer? We never study together. New-comers work incredibly hard to learn the

language. Spanish can be a fairly difficult language to learn.

Write down three adverbs of your own!

1) Adjective 2) Verb 3) Adverb

1. Dennis’ red rose was dying in the vase. 2. When Rossi and Ronnie walked by the

store, Ronnie clumsily spilled his coffee on Rossi.

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

4. During the storms last summer, many cars were damaged during the violent storms.

Is a word that indicates the location of things in a sentence.

Examples:Up, down, around, with, on top, from, along, etc.

Practice: Find as many prepositions as you can. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The deer ran across the road.We stopped at the store down the street.Mom’s telephone call to Uncle John contained

good news.

is a word that expresses strong emotions.

Interjections are usually followed by exclamation points.

Examples: Find the interjection in each sentence. Wow! That is a beautiful car! Oh, I have a feeling that tonight is going to

be a good night. Well darn it Mario! I wanted to go out with

her!

Is a word that joins words or groups of words.

Coordinating Conjunctions: FANBOYS For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Subordinating Conjunctions: AWHITEBUS After, Although -Because When, While, Where -Until, Unless How -Since, so that If ThanEven though

1)Preposition 2)Interjection 3)Conjunction

1. I stapled my finger to the paper. Ow! 2.When the girl kissed the boy, the boy blushed.3.The last time I went to the store was last

Tuesday. 4. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are

yummy. 5. I worked overtime at Yucatan Taco stand

because I wanted a vacation in St. Lucia.