english semester 1 final GRAMMAR

Noun

Person, place, or thing

Proper noun

Specific person, place, or thing

(Ex. Albert Einstein, Santa Barbara)

Common noun

More general, not capitalized

(Ex. Scientists, women)

Concrete noun

seen, tasted, touched, or smelled

(Ex. Clouds, yogurt, silk, perfume)

Abstract noun

An idea, feeling, characteristic

(Ex. Freedom, kindness, religion)

Compound noun

Consists of one or more words that make a single noun

(Ex. Fire-fighter, ice-land)

Collective noun

A group of people, animals, or things

(Ex. Audience, crowd, orchestra, family)

Pronouns

word that is used in place of one or more nouns

(Ex. He, she, they, them)

Adjective

Tells us what kind, which one, or how many

Verbs

Expresses an action or state of being

Adverbs

Modifies a verb or adjective

(Ex. Mainly end in -ly)

Prepositions

Shows relationship between a noun/pronoun to another word

(Ex. The dog jumped on my bed)

Compound subject

Contains two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction

(Ex. Derek, please rake the yard)