Learn more about nouns and adjectives

1. English Grammar:
Nouns and Adjectives
Erin Hendry
EDU 290 T/TH 12:30

2. 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.
Clip Art
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3. 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

4. Sub-categories
Singular / Plural
•s / es
–ships or dishes
•y  ies
–city  cities / keys
•f  s
–roof  roofs
Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North
Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.
Pictures: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Clip Art
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5. •f  v
–leaf 
leaves
•o  es / s
–hero 
heroes
–rodeo 
rodeos
to
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6. 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 .

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Adjectives
• Nouns  Adjectives
– Numbers
• They owned three dogs.
• Several students raised their hands

11. 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!

12. Comparison
• People or things
• Positive
– Strong, easy, big
• Comparative
– Stronger, easier, bigger
• Superlative
– Strongest, easiest, biggest
• Careful  More careful  Most careful
• Good  Better  Best

13. Bibliography
• Pictures:
– http://www.blairoaks.k12.mo.us/TeacherPages/Deggen/Pi
ctures/School%20Clip%20Art/la_parts_of_speech.gif
– http://www.hilaryjames.co.uk/images/products/singleleaf
2.jpg
– http://i.pbase.com/g3/00/507600/2/55197561.IMG_0722
1copy.jpg
– http://youngteammanager.com/web/pictures/nouns.jpg
– Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Clip Art
– http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/65525813_5ab4f12340.jp
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14. Bibliography
• Information
– Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North
Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.