PARTS OF SPEECHNOUNS AND VERBS

English 10

Nouns

General Nouns

person, place, thing, idea (concept)

Examples: girl city shoe love

Proper Nouns

specific nouns (usually give the noun a proper name)

(almost always starts with a capital letter)

Examples: Kelly Clarkson Chicago Nike running shoe

Pronouns

can replace a noun or another pronoun = less repetitive sentences

Examples: he she me it they them we us I

Example Writing with Nouns

Susie is my best friend. Susie and I go everywhere together. Susie likes the same things I like. I really like hanging out with Susie.

Example Writing with Pronouns

Susie is my best friend. We go everywhere together. She likes the same things as me. I really like hanging out with her.

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Proper Noun Practice

Change the following sentences by making the nouns more specific:

1. Late last year, our neighbors bought a dog.

2. The team beat their rival.

3. My mom works downtown.

4. The purse is trendy.

Verbs

Verbs

Verbs show the action of the sentence

Active verbs tell HOW

Class Activity

Come up with different choices for the following underlined words (next three slides).

These choices are called synonyms.

A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word.

A few have been completed for you.

Synonyms

Walk creep stroll strut saunter run, sprint, jog crawl stride stumble

Synonyms

Talk scream yell sing stammer whisper stutter sign stumble

Synonyms

Move fidget tap jiggle dance tremble fall shake quake convulse

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Forms of “to be”

BE VERBS

Be verbs

NOT active = they do NOT show the actions of the sentence (be verbs are passive verbs). is am are was were be being been

Activity

Change the following sentences by eliminating all be verbs.

Also, make the sentences more specific.

1. The sun set while we were at the beach.

2. It’s okay; things will get better.

3. I told my parents I was staying at a friend’s house.