Parts of Speech

What do these words have in common?

boy girl man womanteacher student principal cookbrother sister cousin uncleacrobat nurse lawyer clown

They are all people.

What do these words have in common?

swamp beach street citySt. Louis El Paso Denver AustinUnited States Ireland China MexicoWhataburger school zoo mall

They are all places.

What do these words have in common?

house fence grassdoormirror lamp toothbrush watchsoap dish book deskshoe pencil bucket telephone

They are all things.

What do these words have in common?

happiness sadness fear angertruth justice honesty beautypride loyalty love hatejealousy envy courage peace

They are all emotions or traits (ideas).

What do ALL of these words have in common?

What ARE people, places, things, and ideas? NOUNS! CONCRETE NOUNS name things we can touch, taste, see, hear, feel, and smell.

ABSTRACT NOUNS are things that we cannot touch, taste, see, hear, feel, and smell. They are things like emotions and character traits such and honesty or greed.

NounsFunction: To name a person, place, thing, or idea

teacher Ms. Grassman

school desk knowledge, wisdom

student Jane bus backpack intelligence, studiousness

owner Spot doghouse dog loyalty, pride

programmer

Programmer Analyst

office computer calculations, data

soldier Captain battlefield uniform courage, bravery

couple Mr. and Mrs. Smith

home rings love, fidelity

Eight Parts of Speech:

Nouns

What do these words have in common?

I me you heshe we us theythem it this thatmy your her hisits our their who

They are all PRONOUNS

A PRONOUN is a word that takes the place of a noun.

There are LOTS of different types of pronouns!

PRONOUNS can appear as the “subject” of a sentence (subjective case pronouns)

Subjective Case Pronouns I read.You read.She reads.He reads.We read.They read.Who reads?

PRONOUNS can appear as “objects” of sentences, phrases, and clauses (objective case pronouns)

Objective Case PronounsRead to me. Joan reads to you.Read to her.Read to him.Read to it.Read to us.Read to them.To whom does she read?

Possessive PRONOUNS show ownership (possessive case pronouns)

Possessive Case Pronounsmy bookyour bookher bookhis book its bookour book their book

There are still LOTS more types of pronouns!

Reflective pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, itself, ourselves

Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those

Indefinite pronouns: all, any, anyone, both, either, everybody, everyone, few many most neither, nobody, none, several, some, somebody, someone

Interrogative pronouns: what, which, who, whom, whose

Eight Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Pronouns

Pronouns

Function: To replace a noun so as to be less repetitive

Subjective Case Pronouns: I, you, she, he, it, we, you, they Objective Case Pronouns:  me, you, her, him, it, us, you, them Possessive Case Pronouns:  mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs

Reflective Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, itself, ourselves Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these, those Indefinite Pronouns: all, any, anyone, both, either, everybody, everyone, few, many, most, neither, nobody, none, several, some, somebody, someone Interrogative Pronouns: what, which, who, whom, whose