1. Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
Chapter 1 ･ Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives ･ p. 3
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
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
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2. Collective Nouns
Chapter 1 ･ Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives ･ p. 4
A collective noun refers to a group made up of several elements.
A herd of cows.
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3. A tick, an aardvark, and a wart.
Articles
Chapter 1 ･ Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives ･ p. 5
Three little words a, an, and the, are called articles or determiners. When you see one of these words, you know that a noun is about to pop up before your very eyes.
A tick, an aardvark, and a wart.
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4. Chapter 1 ･ Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives ･ p. 16
Adjectives are words that modify, describe, or add detail to nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives help the reader visualize what the author writes.
The rat, gigantic, crazy-eyed and straggly, bared its sharp, pointed fangs and devoured the cheese.
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