8 Types of Nouns

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8 Types of Nouns
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Common and Proper Nouns

• A common noun names any person, place, thing or
  idea.
• Examples
• My book is on the table.
• Tamika went to school early this morning.
• A proper noun names a specific person, place,
  thing or idea.
• Examples
• My book, Long Walk to Freedom, is on the table.
• Tamika goes to Oglethorpe Elementary.

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Singular and Plural Nouns

• A singular noun names one person, place, thing or
  idea.
• Examples
• My pencil is broken.
• May I borrow a piece of paper?
• A plural noun names more than one person, place,
  thing or idea.
• Examples
• My pencils are broken.
• My papers are scattered around the floor.

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Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun shows ownership. It uses an
  apostrophe () or an apostrophe plus an s on the
  end.
• Examples
• The boys basketball team is walking down the
  hall.
• I borrowed my sisters shirt.

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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

• A concrete noun names a material thing, person,
  or place. It is something that can be physically
  touched.
• Examples
• A parade began at 7 oclock to celebrate
• the Fourth of July.
• An abstract noun names ideas, feelings, or
  qualities. They cannot be physically touched.
• Examples
• Lynn wept in sorrow over the loss of her dog.

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Collective Nouns

• Collective nouns name a group or collection of
  people, places, things or ideas. They are
  considered one unit and so they are singular.
• Examples
• The crowd sounds like a herd of elephants.
• The staff includes professionals and
  nonprofessionals.
• The group of students is standing in line.

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ADJECTIVES

• Adjectives tell about nouns. They usually answer
  2 questions.

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• WHAT KIND?

• HOW MANY?

One sad little girl was in our class.
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• WHAT KIND?

• HOW MANY?

One sad little girl was in our class.
One sad little girl was in our class.
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• WHAT KIND?

• HOW MANY?

One sad little girl was in our class.
One sad little girl was in our class.
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Lets Practice!
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Can you find the adjectives and the nouns they
describe?

• Robert had four books on his shelf.

four describes
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• The scary ghost was not smiling!

scary describes
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• Jessimine looked into the clear ball.

clear describes
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• The colorful butterfly was Evans.

colorful describes
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• Brittany wore a pink dress!

pink describes
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• Frankie saw a funny clown at the circus.

funny describes
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• Hilary wore a striped shirt.

striped describes
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• The little baby crawled.

little
little describes
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• Chasitie bounced the round basketball.

round describes
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Adjectives answer two questions.

• HOW MANY?

• WHAT KIND?

some few many several lots four
green crunchy smooth new smart beautiful
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Name That Verb!

• Action Verbs
• Linking Verbs
• Helping/Main Verbs

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There are different types of verbs. Some show
action, and some dont.
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An action verb shows action. It tells what the
subject of the sentence does.
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Action Verbs Bill hit the ball. The cat purred
softly. I walk to school. Susan spoke to me.
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A linking verb links, or connects, the subject to
the predicate. It does not show action.
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Common Linking Verbs am is are
was were be been seems feels tastes
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Linking Verbs We are hungry. He was late to
school. The winner is Johnny. The rose smells
good.
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A helping verb helps a main verb. The helping
verb comes before the main verb.
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Helping/Main Verbs I am eating my lunch. Ed has
taken the test. We were talking.
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Practice Time In the following sentences, see if
you can identify the verb.
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Ready? Lets get started!
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They are watching television.
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They are watching television. Verb are watching
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They are watching television. Verb are
watching Type helping/main
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Frank was tired after work.
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Frank was tired after work. Verb was
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Frank was tired after work. Verb was Type
linking verb
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My dad drove his car to the store.
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My dad drove his car to the store. Verb drove
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My dad drove his car to the store. Verb
drove Type action verb
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Finding Nemo is her favorite movie.
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Finding Nemo is her favorite movie. Verb is
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Finding Nemo is her favorite movie. Verb
is Type linking verb
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I did my homework right after school.
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I did my homework right after school. Verb did
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I did my homework right after school. Verb
did Type action verb
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Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Verb was
cooking
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Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Verb was
cooking Type helping/main
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The boys were playing in the park.
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The boys were playing in the park. Verb were
playing
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The boys were playing in the park. Verb were
playing Type helping/main
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Sarah competed in the track meet.
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Sarah competed in the track meet. Verb competed
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Sarah competed in the track meet. Verb
competed Type action verb
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The ocean water tastes salty.
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The ocean water tastes salty. Verb tastes
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The ocean water tastes salty. Verb tastes Type
linking verb
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Thomas raised his hand.
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Thomas raised his hand. Verb raised
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Thomas raised his hand. Verb raised Type
action verb
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The teacher answered his question.
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The teacher answered his question. Verb answered
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The teacher answered his question. Verb
answered Type action verb
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Randy is studying for his grammar test.
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Randy is studying for his grammar test. Verb is
studying
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Randy is studying for his grammar test. Verb is
studying Type helping/main
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They will be late to the party.
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They will be late to the party. Verb will be
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They will be late to the party. Verb will
be Type linking verb
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I am thirsty after all that running.
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I am thirsty after all that running. Verb am
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I am thirsty after all that running. Verb
am Type linking verb
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We have learned a lot about verbs.
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We have learned a lot about verbs. Verb have
learned
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We have learned a lot about verbs. Verb have
learned Type helping/main
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Great job!
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Adverbs

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In the parts of speech adverb plays an
important role. Let us see
what is its role ..
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Adverb- Basically, most adverbs tell you
how, where or when some thing is done. In other
words, they describe the manner, place or time of
an action.
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Commonly adverbs are formed from
adjectives. Some are below.
Adjectives Adverbs
Kind Kindly
Happy Happily
Wonderful Wonderfully
Loud Loudly
Sad Sadly
Beautiful Beautifully
Sweet Sweetly
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Many adverbs end with ly. You make these adverbs
by adding ly to adjectives.
Note
Some words that end in ly are not adverbs. Some
adjectives end in ly too. For Example-
1.Sam was feeling very lonely. 2.She was
wearing a lovely dress. 3.It was a very
lively party
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Kinds of Adverbs

• Manner
• Place
• Time
• Frequency
• Purpose/Reason

• It describes in which manner an action is done.
• It describes where an action is done.
• It describes when an action is done.
• It shows how many times an action is done.
• It describes the purpose or reason for the action.

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Kinds of Adverbs
It shows how much or in what degree or to what
extent. Which says yes if it is yes and no if it
is no
Quantity/Degree Affirmation /Negation
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Adverbs of Place
Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the
question where?. They are called adverbs of
place.
Examples

• The boys are playing upstairs.
• Its very sunny but cold outside.

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• Adverb of places
• Ive lived here for about two years.
• English and German are closely related.
• Is mark still in bed
• His children go everywhere with him.

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Adverbs of Manner
Some adverbs and adverb phrases describe the way
people do things.
Examples

• The girls answered all the questions correctly.
• He was driving carelessly.
• The plane landed safely.
• Ramu plays guitar skillfully.

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• Adverb of manner
• They watched Carefully.
• The flower was beautifully made up
• She seemed faintly.
• The team played wonderfully.

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Adverbs of Frequency
Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the
question how often an action is done They are
called adverbs of frequency.
Examples

• The children always go to school on the bus.
• Ill never make that mistake again .
• I clean my bedroom every day.
• Dad polishes his shoes twice a week.

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Adverbs of Time
Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the
question when?. They are called adverbs of time.
Examples

• The train has already left.
• We moved into our new house last week.
• Our favorite T.V. program starts at 6o clock.
• Im going to my new school tomorrow.

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Adverbs Of Time

• We shall now begin to work.
• I have spoken to him yesterday.
• He comes here daily.
• Mr. Guptha formerly lived here.

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Adverbs of quantity or degree

• It shows how much, or in what degree or
  to what extent.
• He was too careless.
• The sea is very stormy.
• I am rather busy.
• I am fully prepared.
• These mangos are almost ripe.

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Adverbs of reason

• The adverb which tells about a reason is
  called adverb of reason.
• He is hence unable to refute the charge.
• He therefore left school.

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Adverbs of affirmation and negationWhich says
yes if it is yes and no if it is noExamples
1. I would absolutely love to go.2. Surely you
are mistaken.3. He certainly went.
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Examples of Adverbs- 1.She
sings sweetly. 2.He speaks quite clearly. 3.She
shouts loudly. 4. She smiled cheerfully. 5.The
traffic was moving slowly. 6.She writes neatly.
7.We waited patiently to see the doctor.
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• Some examples of adverbs of different kinds
• Tortoise walks slowly (Manner).
• We will have our Semester exams on April 1st
  week(Time).
• The accident happened near the Highway(Place).
• At least twice a week I used to go for
  Temple(Frequency).
• We all go for a picnic just for
  enjoyment(Purpose).
• The sea is very stormy(Degree /Quantity).
• Surely you are mistaken(Affirmation/Negation).