Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to learn about the main eight parts of speech in English: noun, verb, pronoun, interjection, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction. This section will look at the first four.

Directions

Read the introductory information on the part of speech
watch the video for that part of speech.

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A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In addition, there are a few important ways to look at any noun. Here are some basic guidelines:

Nouns can be singular (an engineer, a garden, one chair, peace) or plural (sisters, mice, the books). Plural nouns are often made by adding an s to the end of a singular noun, but some are not. A dictionary is a good way to check if you are not sure.
Nouns can be common (a man, the newspaper, a college) or proper (Mr. Lewis, the Seattle Times, Skagit Valley College). Common nouns are never capitalized, but proper nouns should always start with a capital letter. A person's name is capitalized when used as a title. For example: My aunt is a published author. Our family is really proud of Aunt Teresa.
Nouns are either count nouns or non-count nouns. Count nouns can be counted (one hat, five pies, seven dollars). Non-count nouns can't be separated into smaller groups, so they are never written with a plural form (happiness, money, milk).

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GrammarBytes! Presents :: Name That Noun! [11:06]

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Verbs are action words. The form you use for a verb will show whether the action described is in the past, the present, or the future.

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GrammarBytes Presents: Get Your Verb On! [10:47]

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Pronouns are words that stand in for nouns in a sentence. Instead of writing: "Joe and Joe's brother went to the movies," you might write: "Joe and his brother went to the movies." In this case, his takes the place of Joe's. Other pronouns you might be familiar with include:

subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
possessive pronouns (my, your, her, his, its, our, their)

There are many types of pronouns, so watch the videos carefully to make sure you understand the differences.

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What is a pronoun? [1:59]

Subject and object pronouns [5:33]

Possessive pronouns [4:51]

Indefinite pronouns [5:02]

Personal pronouns [3:14]

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Interjections are small little words that we use to show emotion. Words like "wow", "yikes", and "oh no" emphasize the feelings of the speaker or writer.

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GrammarBytes Presents: Yo! Interjections in the house! [6:07]