english 1 Flashcards
Nouns
The names of things, we apply to everything we can see, such, taste and feel.
Nouns name……
People- (Loretta. the mail carrier) actives- (swimming, kissing) concepts- (sportsmanship,love) conditions- (mess, poverty) events- (9/11,prom) groups- (Microsoft,SADD) feelings- (enthusiasm,headache) times- (morning,curfew)
proper nouns
are capitalized and refer to specific places, groups, things,events and so on
common nouns
are lower case
collective nouns
stand for groups but are singular
Articles
refer to only three english words
- A
- An
- The
Indefinite Articles
refers to 2 of the 3 articles. The two that are referred to are
1. A
2. An
They are used to refer to nouns that are not clearly specified.
such as (a truck driver) (a river) (an explosion)
Definite Articles
refers to 1 of the 3 articles in this case it is
1. The
“the” is called the definite particle because it refers to the more specific, identifiable people, places or things. such as
(the old truck driver) (the Mississippi river) (the explosion)
parts of speech
is a general term that refers to eight types of words, each playing a different role in speech and writing.
8 types of speech
- Nouns
- Articles
- Pronoun
- Verb
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjucntion
Unsure if a word is a noun?
If your unsure if a word is a noun, put one of the three articles in front of it. If the combination of article+word sounds like something you’d use it is probably a noun.
pronouns
substitute other words usually a noun
pronoun case
refers to the role each pronoun plays in a sentence
subject pronouns =
nominative pronouns
object pronouns =
objective case pronouns
subject pronouns are …..
I, he , she , they, we, you
objective pronouns
me, him, her, them. us , you
what do subject pronouns do
name the performer of an action OR name noun being described
being verbs =
linking verbs OR the verb to be
verb to be
is, was, has ben, had been, will be
object pronouns
are nouns being acted upon
if your not sure if you have the right pro noun
substitute I or Me in its place to test if the pronoun is the object or the subject
in a sentence do not mix what pronouns
subjective and objective pronouns
