parts of speech - nouns and prepositions
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NOUNS AND PREPOSITIONS
Changing a NounAppositivesSubject ComplementsDirect / Indirect ObjectsPrepositions and Preposition ObjectsPlural / Singular subjectsNoun (subject) Verb AgreementTypes of Nouns – Proper / Common / Concrete / Abstract / Count / Non-Count / Collective
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WHAT IS A NOUN? A part of speech used to name
People, Places, Things (including ideas) Every noun has a type
Common / Proper / Concrete / Abstract / Count / Non-Count / Collective
Every noun has a Gender Masculine / Feminine / Neuter
Every noun has a Number Singular / Plural
Every noun has a Person 1st Person / 2nd Person / 3rd Person
Every noun has a case Nominative, Objective, Possessive,
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NOUN TYPES – PROPER / COMMON
Proper Nouns name specific People, Places, or Things. George Washington The Eiffel Tower Sony Playstation
Common Nouns name non-specific People, Places, or Things. president building video game
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NOUN TYPES – CONCRETE / ABSTRACT
Concrete Nouns are able to be touched, smelt, seen, heard, or felt. Cotton Gas Clouds Insect Air
Abstract Nouns are ideas, feelings, or attributes – nouns you cannot touch, smell, feel, hear, or see. Love – Hate – Peace – Honesty – Beauty – Dream
– Education – Friendship – Thought – Culture – Evil
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NOUN TYPES – COUNT / NON-COUNT
Count names are nouns that can be pluralized or that have a plural form. Cat – Cats Goose – Geese Helicopter –Helicopters Bureau – Bureaus
Non-Count nouns are nouns that have no plural form. Weather – Furniture – Happiness – Education Homework – Lightning – Popcorn – Cotton – Rice Corn – Intelligence – Knowledge – Oxygen –
Blood
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NOUN TYPES – COLLECTIVE
Collective Nouns are nouns that represent groups of people, places, or things.
Flock = many birds Band = many musicians Audience = many people Quiver = many arrows Class = many students Army = many soldiers Gaggle = many geese Team = many athletes Department = many people
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CHANGING A NOUN
Singular to Plural
Regular nouns = add –s bell = bells / taco = tacos / teacher = teachers
Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh = add –es Church = Churches / Fox = Foxes / Glass = Glasses
Nouns ending in “y” with a consonant before it = change y to i add –es Lady = Ladies / Baby = Babies / Army = Armies
Nouns ending in “y” with a vowel before it = add –s Key = Keys / Monkey = Monkeys / Alley = Alleys
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CHANGING A NOUN Nouns that end in “o”, proceeded by a consonant = add –es
Hero = Heroes / Tomato = Tomatoes
Nouns that end in “o”, proceeded by a vowel = add –s Radio = Radios
Nouns that end in “f” = add –s Chief = Chiefs / Belief = Beliefs
Some nouns that end in “f” or “fe” = change f to v add = -es
Knife = Knives / Thief = Thieves / Half = Halves
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CHANGING A NOUN Plural forms of Irregular Nouns need to be
memorized Foot = Feet Ox = Oxen Mouse = Mice Woman = Women
Nouns that end in “is” = change “is” o “es” Basis = Bases Parenthesis / Parentheses
Nouns that end in “um” = change “um” to “a” Datum = Data Memorandum = Memoranda
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CHANGING A NOUN
Nouns that end in “us” = change “us” to “i” Radius = Radii Focus = Foci Alumnus / Alumni
Some compound or hyphenated words = make the first part of the hyphenated word plural
Passer-by = Passers-by Mother-in-law = Mothers-in-law Suit of armor = Suits of armor
Some exceptionsEx-husbands / Ex-wives
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WHAT IS “CASE”?
The use of a noun in a sentence
Nominative Objective Possessive
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NOMINATIVE CASE – 1ST CASE
Subject of the sentence The bear attacked the astronauts.
Appositive The bear, a mean grizzly from Hawaii,
attacked the astronauts.
Noun that follows the linking verb (Sub. Comp) The bear is an electrical engineer.
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OBJECTIVE CASE – 2ND CASE
Direct Object Indirect Object Object of a Preposition
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DIRECT OBJECT
The complement of a transitive verb Answer the question “what” or “whom”
The man rode the bicycle. Rode what? Rode the bicycle Bicycle is the DO (Direct Object)
Jane called her friend. Called whom? Called her friend. Friend is the DO (Direct Object)
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INDIRECT OBJECT Names the person or thing for which
something in done or given. Must have a Direct Object in order to have an
Indirect Object
He gave the flowers to Sue. Who received the flowers? Sue Sue is the IDO (Indirect Object)
Fred gave Jodie a ride. Who received the ride? Jodie Jody is the IDO (Indirect Object)
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OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
Preposition = a word that shows the relationship between two nouns.
The boy drove down the street. Down shows the relationship between boy
and street.
The preposition and its complement is called a prepositional phrase. The boy drove down the street.
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OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
Every prepositional phrase must have a complement The boy drove down the street.
Street completes the prepositional phrase Street is the object of the preposition.
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POSSESSIVE CASE – 3RD CASE
Expresses Ownership If noun DOES NOT end in “-s” – add an ‘s
Dog = Dog’s food Village = Village’s church
If the PLURAL noun ends in “s” already – add ‘ only Computers = Computers’ Teams = Teams’
If a SINGULAR noun already ends in “s” add an ‘s Bass = Bass’s Swiss = Swiss’s
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POSSESSIVE CASE – 3RD CASE - CONTINUED
When two people possess something, the last person listed is given the possessive form Sam, Debbie, and Mark’s bike. (they all own ONE bike)
When two people have separate ownership, each person is given the possessive form. Jerry’s and Mike’s jerseys. (they EACH own separate jerseys)
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CAPITALIZATION
All Proper Nouns are capitalized
1. Specific Places or Monuments Eiffel Tower Statue of Liberty Erie, Pennsylvania Sony Playstation
2. Languages English Latin Korean German
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CAPITALIZATION - CONTINUED
3. Days and Months Friday / June
4. Specific Times and Events The War of 1812 The Olympics
5. Faiths, Religions. Or Religious Figureso Buddhao Christianityo The Torah
6. Specific Peopleo Thomas Jefferson
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
1. Singular subjects takes a verb with an “s”
Bob practices
2. Plural subject takes a verb without an “s”
The brothers practice