We are beginning the 3rd quarter focusing on grammar. We will introduce other topics as the quarter progresses 

GRAMMAR is the study of the way words are used to make sentences. Our class will focus on the eight parts of speech 

NOUN: A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.  We will be learning and dissecting ten different types of nouns 

The 10 noun types we will be interacting with include the following list
1. Common nouns
2. Proper nouns 
3. Material nouns
4. Compound nouns 
5. Pronouns
6. Abstract nouns 
7. Concrete nouns
8. Collective nouns
9. Uncollective nouns 
10. Countable nouns 

COMMON NOUNS are person, place, thing or ideas.

In Rockford we have the Rockford Ice Hogs.

PROPER NOUNS are thing that specific nouns in a text or story 

Me and my dad drove in his Chevy truck  

MATERIAL NOUNS are a substance or other things that are made from that substance 

Me and my mom baked a cake and we had to put eggs in the mix.

COMPOUND NOUNS are when u put to words together to make one word. 

We where playing football in gym class boys vs girls.

PRONOUNS are words that replace nouns 

Me and Jordan where playing Call Of Duty Word War 2 an i beat him. 

ABSTRACT NOUNS are something u can't touch.

Me and my mom show love for each other when we do something together.   

CONCRETE NOUNS are something u can touch smell see. 

COLLECTIVE NOUNS are nouns that can either or the singular or plural from depending on the context of the sentence. 

Me and a group people went to the football game. 

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS are nouns that cant be counted for.

I put to much sugar in my kool-aid now its to sweet.

COUNTABLE NOUNS are nouns that you can count. 

Me and my family are moving so we need a lot of boxes.   

2.Read the passage then answer the question 

While the political feats of her husband, President Chiang Kai -shek, may be more widely recognized Soong Mei-ling's accomplishments are just as notable.  As First lady, Soong Mei-ling introduce her husband ti Western culture and ideas.  Likewise, she served as her husband's emissary or spokesperson, to the West.  During a visit to the United States in 1943, Soong Mei-ling became the second woman to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The trip earned her the esteem of the American public, who public her passion and determination, and she raised billions of dollars in aid for her country.  

What is the meaning of emissary , as used in the passage?

​1.A person sent to a foreign country to do religious work

2.A person sent to a mission to represent another person or country

3.A secret agent

4.A soldier paid by a foreign country  

1. Read the passage then answer the question

Construction on Florence's grand cathedral began in 1296.  Over a hundred years , however , the structure remained unfinished, with an enormous hole in the roof. The designers had intended to top the cathedral with the world's largest dome, but this plan was stymied by architectural limitations .  The one knew how to create such a massive cupola without large,  cumbersome support systems.

What is the meaning of cupola as used in the passage?

1. dome
2. roof
3. decoration
4.cathedral

Hi my name is Eric J Yoder and i am going to take u in are class room it is fun in are class room we do a lot of fun stuff like at the end of the day we get free time all most every day it is really fun we do word a day