JMJ Marist Brothers

Notre Dame of Marbel University

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

COURSEPACK
in:
ENGL 103
INTENSIVE GRAMMAR AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Jireh Clarisse T. Salomsom

Lesson 3: Parts of Speech: Nouns and Pronouns

JMJ Marists Brothers
Notre Dame of Marbel University
College of Arts and Sciences
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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
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Notre Dame of Marbel University
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Presenting the Matter

"Often when I write I am trying to make words do

the work of line and color. I have the painter's
sensitivity to light. Much ... of my writing is verbal
painting."

—Elizabeth Bowen

"But words are things, and a small drop of ink,

Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think."

—George Gordon, Lord Byron

“Words can inspire. Words can destroy. Choose yours well.”—Peter Economy

The quotations cited above imply that the words you write or speak to
others can leave a huge impact and create a lasting impression--either good or
bad--so it is very important to choose them wisely. There are many thousands of
different words in the English language, but there are only eight different kinds of
words. These eight kinds, which are called “parts of speech,” are the noun, the
pronoun, the adjective, the verb, the adverb, the preposition and the conjunction.
Based on their use and function, words are categorized into several types or
parts of speech.

This portion of the module focuses on the two of the eight parts of speech,
the noun and the pronoun.

Jotting Down Targets:

After working on this module, you should be able to:

1. define and enumerate the different kinds of nouns and pronouns;

2. identify nouns and pronouns, their kinds and cases in sentences; and

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3. use correctly nouns and pronouns in various communicative situations.

Knuckling Down

Instructions: Write a ten- sentence paragraph about your house

or school. Then, underline 10 nouns and double underline 10
pronouns. Use the space provided below for your essay.

CRITERIA FOR CHECKING

Content: 5 pts.

Grammar 5 pts.

Maximum pts. for all correct answers: 20 pts

The wall of the house needs to repair because it has crack. My mother loves
plants and so our house is surrounded of it.

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

REFERENCES

Forlini, G., Bauer, M.B., Biener, L., Capo, L. Kenyon, K.M., Shaw, D. & Verner, Z.

(2013). Prentice Hall Grammar and composition 2: Jurong, Singapore.

Lobeck, A. & Denham, K. (2014). Navigating English grammar. Malden, USA:

Wiley- Blackwell Publishing.

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