PPT-NOUNS VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

Nouns amp Verbs NOUNS Noun What are nouns A noun is a word that names a person place thing or idea Freddy crashed through the window The dog is barking at Fluffy the cat They watched television for an hour. The rat, gigantic, crazy-eyed and straggly, bared its sharp, pointed fangs and devoured the cheese.. Adjectives are words that modify, describe, . or add detail to nouns and pronouns. . Adjectives help the reader visualize what the . AND ARTICLES. COUNTABLE NOUNS. Can be singular:. A . job. , a . company. , a . biscuit. Or. plural:. Few. . jobs. , . many. . companies. , . some. . biscuits. .. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. Cannot. be plural:. T: . What . are the rules for whether it is a noun or a verb or something else?. S1: . It’s if you can touch it.. S2: . Can you touch it?. S3: . Can you go to it?. T: . Can you touch hockey? But . hockey. August. 5, 2010: . Unit 2. Today’s Goals. To understand what “parts of speech” are. To learn basic tests to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. To get some practice reading dictionary articles, particularly etymologies. . www.toondoo.com - check it out . JL. What is a Noun?. A noun is a word used to name a . person. , a . thing. , a . animal. , a . place. , or an . idea. . . Person. Animal. Idea. Place. JL. A common noun is a . general. person, place, or thing.. A proper noun refers to a . particular. person, place, or . thing and is usually capitalized.. lizard. Godzilla. The Giggly Guide to Grammar . What is an adverb?. Adverbs can modify (describe) three different parts of speech.. Modify: Verbs, Adjectives, and other Adverbs. Adverbs modifying verbs. Adverbs give us more details about action verbs.. Write the title ‘5-a-day Starters’. Make a table of 3 columns. Title the columns ‘Adjectives’, ‘Verbs’, and ‘Nouns’. The room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end, out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. . Linking Verbs. Transitive/Intransitive Verbs. . Verbs. ‘I Cans’ and Essential Questions. ‘I Cans’. Use verbs (perfect tenses, transitive and intransitive, and linking verbs) in my writing.. Explain why a writer chooses a particular verb(s) in their writing.. Grammar Review Nouns Person Place Thing Idea Nouns Person: mom, dad, teacher, student Proper Noun: Sheila, Bob, Mike Place: street, school, church Proper Noun: Belmont Ridge Road, Briar Woods High School pronouns . *subjects. adjectives . *predicates. verbs . *articles. adverbs. prepositions . (the last 3 are not. conjunctions . official POS). Why learn them?. Aids in writing skills. Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs. Reference. : . Wyldeck. , K. (2003). . All You Need to Know About Grammar: Years 7-10. Glebe: Pascal Press. .. Nouns (. People, places, . things, feelings . Descubre. 2– Lesson 5.3. La . Pregunta. . Esencial. What . are Past Participles as Adjectives in . S. panish and how . are they. . formed?. Past Participles as Adjectives. The past participle is a verb . English course. Dr. . Amna. Mohammed . . Why Learn Parts of Speech?. Why Learn Parts of Speech?. They are the building blocks of English grammar.. Understanding and applying a process is learning to learn..