PPT-Grammar instruction: nouns/pronouns

Goals Recognize and define basic parts of speech Define and identify the antecedent in context Identify vague pronoun references and correct them Nouns Person place thing animal idea Person girl dentist hero . Logan Brundage. Overview. Sentence Structure. Use of pronouns. Mechanics. Resources. Sentence Structure. Independent . Clause . Subject and Predicate. Verb agreement. Dependent Clause. Is the clause essential or nonessential?. Grammar Toolkit. Proper nouns. Grammar Toolkit. Proper nouns. Proper nouns name specific people, . places. , days, months and things. Each word . in . a . proper noun begins with a capital letter. .. Curriculum Afternoon . Monday 9. th. February. 2015 . Spellings. In the new curriculum there is a heavy focus on spellings. Weekly spellings are taken from band 5 – some from band 4.. Spelling patterns for band 5. 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 . 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:. Noun. A . noun. names a person, place, thing, or idea.. Singular and plural nouns. A . noun. names a person, place, thing, or idea.. For . the plural form of most nouns, add s.. bottle . – bottles. “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. 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:. 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 . Learning Targets. I can identify and define pronouns. I can define the four types of pronouns. personal, reflexive, indefinite, and demonstrative. I can recite this weeks vocabulary and their definitions.. 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:. Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person—George Washington, teacher, chef Place—Grand Canyon, city, kitchen Agreement Angela Gulick CAS Writing Specialist June 2015 Subject-Verb Agreement A subject-verb agreement error means that one part of your sentence is singular, and one part is plural. Singular means “one,” and plural means “more than one.” A sentence should be consistent in terms of number (generally all singular or all plural – not both).