Principles of Communication Flashcards
The exchange of meanings between individuals through a common system of symbols.
Communication
The 5 levels of Communication are?
- Extra Personal communication
- Intrapersonal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Organizational communication
- Mass communication
Acts as a subject in a sentence; uses I, you (singular), he/she/it, we, you (plural), they, and who.
Subjective (or nominative) pronouns
“We could have a party”.
“They could come, too”.
“Who should be invited?”
are examples of?
Subjective pronoun
It is used when something is being done to (or given to, etc.) someone. It uses me, you (singular), him/her/it, us, you (plural), them and whom.
Objective (or accusative) pronouns
“Give the chocolate to me, please”.
“Why should I give it to you?”
“You could give it to him , instead”.
are examples of?
Objective pronouns
Two Types of Possessive pronouns
- Possessive nouns
- Independent possessive pronouns (can stand alone)
A type of noun that uses “my, your (singular), his, her, your (plural), its, their, our”.
Possessive nouns
A type of noun that uses “mine, yours (singular), his, hers, ours, yours (plural) and theirs. The possessive pronouns show that something (or someone) belongs to someone (or something)”.
Independent possessive pronouns
is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically.
Pronouns
The 3 cases on pronouns are?
Nominative, Objective, and Possessive
The pronoun is used as a subject. ex: I threw the ball
Nominative
The pronoun is used as a subject. ex: give the ball to ME
Objective
The pronoun is used to show ownership. ex: The ball is MINE
Possessive
Is a verb that ends with “ing” and is used as a noun (walking, traveling, voting).
Gerund