English Grammar:Nouns and Adjectives

Erin HendryEDU 290 T/TH 12:30

Nouns

• People, places, things and ideas– Ex. 1: The king gives orders to his men– Ex. 2: The family moved to Kentucky.– Ex. 3: There were snakes.– Ex. 4: Patrick had to make a

choice.

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Nouns Con.’t • Three Categories

– Common / Proper– Abstract / Concrete

– Collective

Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North Mankato: MediaMaterials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.

Picture:http://youngteammanager.com/web/pictures/nouns.jpg

Sub-categories

Singular / Plural•s / es–ships or dishes

•y ies –city cities / keys

• f s–roof roofsWalker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.Pictures: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Clip Art

to

• f v–leaf

leaves•o es / s–hero

heroes–rodeo

rodeos

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Possessive

• Ownership• Apostrophe• Ends in s

• Easily mixed up!

• Examples:1. We bought some water bottles.

The water bottle’s label was torn off.2. The books were misplaced.

The book’s cover was eye-catching .

ADJECTIVES

• Descriptive words–Characteristics• He is a nice man.

–Quantity• There were three apples. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/65525813_5ab4f12340.jpg

–Demonstrative• That boy there.

–Possessive• They went and saw their aunt.

Adjective Articles

• A, An, The– Before nouns in sentences

A– He saw a zebra

An– They ate an apricot for a snack.

The– I need the book to finish reading.

Adjectives

• Capitalized– Proper nouns proper adjectives

– Proper noun: I am from America– Proper adjective: He is an American solider.

• Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.

Adjectives

• Nouns Adjectives– Numbers

• They owned three dogs.• Several students raised their hands

Possessive / Demonstrative

• Nouns - Possessive– That is Mr. Merrill’s classroom.– We went to the library’s café.• Along with:

– That is my brother’s car

• Demonstrative– Answer the question, which one?• That player is on our team!

Comparison

• People or things• Positive– Strong, easy, big

• Comparative– Stronger, easier, bigger

• Superlative– Strongest, easiest, biggest• Careful More careful Most careful• Good Better Best

Bibliography

• Pictures:– http://www.blairoaks.k12.mo.us/TeacherPages/Deggen/

Pictures/School%20Clip%20Art/la_parts_of_speech.gif– http://www.hilaryjames.co.uk/images/products/

singleleaf2.jpg– http://i.pbase.com/

g3/00/507600/2/55197561.IMG_07221copy.jpg– http://youngteammanager.com/web/pictures/nouns.jpg– Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Clip Art– http://farm1.static.flickr.com/

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Bibliography

• Information– Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North

Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.