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 ID: 638640
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Parts of Speech #1
Nouns, Pronouns, and AdjectivesSlide2
Nouns
Nouns
are words, phrases, or clauses that name
PersonsSlide3
PlacesSlide4
ThingsSlide5
Or ideasSlide6
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:
Does it form its plural by adding
–s
or
–es
?
Can it be preceded by
a, an,
or
the?
Can it be made possessive by adding
‘s
or
’
?
Can a pronoun be used in place of it?Slide7
Sentence Functions of Nouns
Nouns can serve as the following parts of a
sentence:
simple subject
direct object
indirect object
objective complement
object of a preposition
predicate nominative
appositive
object of a verbal
direct addressSlide8
Nouns can be classified as
proper
nouns, which name a
specific
person, place, thing, or idea, or as
common
nouns, which name a
general
person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
Allison McKinley
Common nouns are not capitalized.
girlSlide9
In the sentences below, locate all the nouns. Classify each noun as proper or common.
1. Dr. Smith took her students to the museum.
2. Mr. Flores and his family visited the Statue of
Liberty during the summer.
3. The moon cast a soft glow across
Lake Nasworthy.Slide10
Pronouns
A
pronoun
is a word used in place of a noun.
She took her students to the museum.
He and his family visited it during the summer.
It cast a soft glow across Lake Nasworthy.
Pronouns come in many different types that have different uses in our language.
Pronouns must be used carefully in order not to confuse the reader about their meaning.Slide11
In the sentences below, locate all the nouns and pronouns.
1. You must give him your address.
2. Who went with you to the play?
3. Those are my books on the desk.
4. He did the work himself.
5. I can help you now.
6. Beth and her sister collect memorabilia from the Grateful Dead.Slide12
Adjectives
An
adjective
is a word that modifies, or adds information to, a noun or pronoun.
The tall, willowy blonde seemed shy.
The small village was destroyed by the crashing waves and howling winds.
The deep dent in the right door resulted from a serious accident.Slide13
4 Tests of an Adjective
Adjectives will answer one of the following questions:
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
Whose?
Those three tall boys fixed Margaret’s flat front
tire.Slide14
In the sentences below, locate the nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
1. As she peered around the corner, the creaking door opened.
2. The winning team will receive the bronze plaque for their hard work.
3. That little grey kitten is vicious and it may bite you.