Nouns, Pronoun, and ADJECTives Parts of Speech Nouns, Pronoun, and ADJECTives

Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives His superfluous comments were nothing but a transparent subterfuge. ADJ. ADJ. N. V. PRON. CONJ. ADJ. N.

From the Latin nomen, name Noun From the Latin nomen, name A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.

Types of Nouns (and my grocery list) Common Proper General Not capitalized Specific Capitalized

Names of ideas Names of objects Types of Nouns concrete abstract love Names of objects Names of ideas strength beauty

Noun of direct address When we call someone by name, the person’s name is called the noun of direct address. Livingston, I presume.

Collective nouns A noun that names a group

Types of Nouns Nouns that describe individual things Singular Plural Nouns that describe individual things Nouns that describe multiple things

Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives Then a malevolent premonition dissuaded her and darkened her mind. ADV. ADJ. N. V. PRON. CONJ. V. ADJ. N.

A word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns make language fast.

The noun the pronoun replaces. Antecedent The noun the pronoun replaces. Ms. Steinmann went to New York where Ms. Steinmann went to the opera. Ms. Steinmann went to New York where she went to the opera.

Pronoun Non-Specificity Pronouns are NOT specific! They are general. The pronoun he refers equally to all male organisms in the world. This ambiguity cause problems when we try to force pronouns – against their universal nature – to stick to a single reference.

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Subject pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Example of the nominative/subject case: “She and I went to the cathedral.”

Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them. OBJECT pronouns Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them. Example of the object case: “The present was for him and me.”

E.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Possessive pronouns A pronoun that shows possession – used as a pronoun and as an adjective in order to indicate ownership or possession. E.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. NO APOSTROPHES NEEDED! (it’s = it is.) “The dog found its doghouse.”

Types of Pronouns A pronoun used to interrogate Interrogative Demonstrative A pronoun used to interrogate Who Whose Whom Which What “Who went to the piazza?” A pronoun used to demonstrate This That These Those “This is the dog I wish you to paint”

Types of Pronouns Relative Reflexive A pronoun that relates an adjective clause to a main clause Who Whose Whom Which That “The man who followed you turned left.” A –self or –selves pronoun that reflects back to a word used previously in the sentence. “I found myself awash on a strange beach”

Types of Pronouns Indefinite Intensive General pronouns that do not have definite antecedents Anyone Anybody Each All “Does anyone have a pencil I can borrow?” A –self or –selves pronoun that is used to intensify the emphasis on a noun or another pronoun. “I myself agree with that idea.”

Common pronoun mistakes Pronoun Reference Problems – make sure it is clear what the pronoun replaces! Everyone is singular! “Someone lost his pliers” (not “someone lost their pliers.”) Compound Gender Solution: “Someone dropped his or her pencil.” Missing antecedents – need to know who he/she is. Ambiguous References – two or more possible nouns to which the prounoun might refer.

A word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjective A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adjectives are Binary An adjective cannot exist without a noun!

Three Degrees of Adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative Good Better Best Hot Hotter Hottest Cold Colder Coldest

Proper Adjectives are made out of Proper Nouns England = English Rome = Roman Spain = Spanish In south Florida, Spanish moss hangs from the trees.

Indefinite articles: A & AN The three adjectives: a, an, the. Definite article: THE Indefinite articles: A & AN

Good = adjective to modify nouns or pronouns. Good or WeLL? Good = adjective to modify nouns or pronouns. Well = an adverb that modifies verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. The _________________ athlete runs ________________. GOOD WELL

Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives He had a long chin and big, rather prominent teeth. PRON. V. ADJ ADJ N. CONJ. ADJ. ADV. ADJ. N.

Works Cited Collective Noun Series: http://www.theinfantboutique.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=235_87&products_id=3600 http://gigaom.com/2012/06/16/online-advertising-brave-new-world-or-more-of-the-same/ Thompson, Michael Clay. The Magic Lens. Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks, 2001. Print.