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English One

Throughout the course of English One, I have learned many of the English language components. Without learning how to properly use the English language a person may not be able to proper in life as they would like. A person must be grammatically correct when talking, using the English language to write a paper, or even using it to complete a job application or resume. Many of the topics we covered I was familiar with, but was unsure of how to properly use them. Some of the topics that I have learned included Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections.
The first topic we covered was nouns. A noun is defined as a word that names a person, place, a thing, or an idea. There are two major types of nouns; Common Nouns and Proper Nouns. A common noun is the general name for something such as dish, brother, and river. A proper noun is the specific name for a particular person, place, thing, or an idea such as Lassie, Brother John, Mississippi River, and Islam. Most Nouns can be singular or plural. Woman is an example of a singular common noun, while women is a plural common noun. A proper noun would be Sandra Day O'Connor.
There also three other types of nouns; Collective Nouns, Compound Nouns, Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns. A collective noun name a group. A few examples of collective nouns are navy, family, and team. A compound noun is made up of more than one word. Some compound nouns like drugstore, and doghouse are written as one word. Others, like disc jockey, Staten Island, and living room are written as two separate words. Still other compound nouns like brother-in-law and forget-me-not are hyphenated. A concrete noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by the senses. Tree, drum, and lightning are concrete nouns. An abstract noun names an idea, a quality, or a characteristic. Loyalty, elegance, and size are abstract nouns.
The next topic that was covered was Pronouns....