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Parts of Speech-Nouns

Terms

undefined, object
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nouns
represent persons, places, things, abstractions
collective nouns
names a group acting as unit
personal pronoun
replace nouns that represent person or entities
objective pronoun
used when pronoun is the receiver of the action
hyphenated compounds
consist of multiple words combined with hyphen(president-elect)
nominative pronouns
used when pronoun serves as subject
closed compounds
2 words combined to form single word(chalkboard)
demonstrative pronoun
identify or highlight a particular antecedent;can function as pronoun or adjective
simple nouns
consist of single word(man, key, hope)
possesive pronoun
used to signify ownership
concrete nouns
refer to tangible, phsyical entities
noncount(mass) nouns
refer to entities that have no specific shape or boundary
proper noun
refer to specific entities
abstract nouns
refer to intangible, nonphysical entities
interrogative pronoun
can function as pronoun or adjective; used to ask wh-question
relative pronoun
embed or enjoin a portion of a sentence to another while refer to noun or pronoun
common nouns
refers to general class or indefinite P,P,T,A
open compounds
consist of separate words (Ohio River, high school)
indefinite pronoun
have general unstated referents; can function as pronoun or adjective
count nouns
refer to entities that are viewed as individual elements or units

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