PPT-Parts of Speech #1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives

Nouns Nouns are words phrases or clauses that name Persons Places Things Or ideas 4 Tests of a Noun To determine whether a word or group of words is a noun check to see if you can answer yes to at least one question below. 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 . Ms. Kenney, Pre-AP English 9, 2014-15. An adjective . modifies or describes . a noun or pronoun.. Adjectives answer the questions. What kind?. striped. shirt, . white. dog. Which one?. these. glasses, . Lexical. Rules. We. . have. . some. . subconscious. . rules. . for. . the. . use. of . words. . . They. . may. be . related. . to. . grammatical. . rules. but . actually. . they. . are. “Nouns are the stuff in writing. In terms of writer’s craft, the well-chosen noun can be all the difference between . bug. and . cockroach. , or the writer saying “stuff” instead of a list of items that reveal something about a character or setting. Naming names gives the reader an exact image on which to focus.”. 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 . Can you guess?. That’s right!. . PARTS OF SPEECH!. The Great Eight. Part of Speech. Function. Examples. Noun. Thing or person. pen, dog, work, music, town, London, teacher, John. Verb. Action or state. Nouns. Nouns are naming words.. A noun names something.. Most nouns fall into four main groups:. People. Places. Things. Ideas. Examples. People. Places. Things. Ideas . Veterinarian. Lake Mead. Bumblebee. 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 . Definition. - A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. Nouns can be the subject of a sentence and/or the object of a preposition.. Nouns can be classified into 6 different types:. We will think about language in 4 ways:. Parts of speech. The 8 kinds of words . 2. Parts of the sentence:. The parts of ideas. 3. . Phrases. :. Little groups of words. 4. . Clauses. :. Making simple or complicated ideas with subjects and predicates. Parts of Speech Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Interjections Nouns Person, place, thing, idea Concrete nouns – can be perceived with at least one of the five senses (rock, salt, scream) -- tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much.. Examples. red barn that notebook seven apples many novels. romantic story interesting poem these ideas Irish ballad. cracked pitcher enough plates second time no excuse. 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 .