Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used - PowerPoint Presentation

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, chefPlace—Grand Canyon, city, kitchenThings—lamp, notebookIdeas—happiness, liberty The Noun

Compound Nouns Single noun made up of two or more words. Can be written as one word, hyphenated, or two or more words. Examples: grandmother, mother-in-law, jumping jackProper and Common NounsProper nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or ideas. Example: English, England, AlabamaCommon nouns name any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized. Example: language, country, state Types of Nouns

Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns Concrete nouns name a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses Examples: photograph, music, roseAbstract nouns name an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic.Examples: love, fun, freedomCollective NounsWord that names a groupExamples: audience, class, family Types of nouns cont’d

A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Examples: Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework.Ask Dan if he has done his homework. The word or word group that a pronoun stands for (or refers to) is called its antecedent . For example, Dan is the antecedent for he and Dan’s is the antecedent for his. The Pronoun

Personal Pronouns—refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). Types of Pronouns Personal Pronouns Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours Second Person you, your, yours you, your, yours Third Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs

Reflexive —refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Tara enjoyed herself at the party.Intensive—emphasizes a noun or other pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.I myself cooked that delicious dinner.There are 8 reflexive and intensive pronouns. Myself, ourselves (first person), yourself, yourselves (second person), him/herself, itself, themselves (third person). Types of Pronouns cont’d

Demonstrative —points a person, place, thing, or idea. This, that, these, thoseExample: This is the book I bought for my sister.Interrogative—introduces a question.What, which, who, whom, whoseExample: What is the best brand of frozen yogurt?Indefinite —refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named. All, each, many, nobody, other, several, any, either, more, none, several, any, everything, most, no one, some, both, few, much, one, something Types of Pronouns, cont’d

Relative—introduces a subordinate clause That, which, who, whom, whoseExample: Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was our country’s third president. Types of Pronouns cont’s

An adjective is a word that is used to describe a noun or a pronoun. Describes the noun/pronoun by telling what kind, which one, how much, or how many.Examples: A woman, kind and helpful , gave us directions. The Adjective

Articles A, an, the Demonstrative—this, that, these, and thoseWhen they modify a noun or pronoun, they are adjectives. When they are used alone, they are pronounsThis drawing is mine, and that drawing is his. (adj)This is mine and that is his. (pronoun) Types of Adjectives

Proper Adjectives Is formed from a proper noun Example: Thanksgiving dinner, Alabama residents, Mexican citizensTypes of Adjective cont’d