1. WHAT IS A NOUN?
A noun is a word used to name a
person, animal, place, thing, and
abstract idea.
Nouns can function in a sentence as
a subject, an object or object of a
preposition.
• Girl • Bird
• Book • Education
• Mary • Love
• Paris
2. WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?
In
a sentence, the subject is the person,
animal or thing that does the verb:
• Alyssa is eating a banana. (Who is eating?)
• The cat is drinking milk. (Who is drinking?)
• The phone is ringing. (What is ringing?)
NOTE: The subject comes before the verb
3. WHAT IS THE OBJECT?
In
a sentence, the object receives the action
performed by the subject:
• Alyssa is eating a banana. (What is Alyssa eating?)
• The cat is drinking milk. (What is the cat drinking?)
• I bought a present for my wife. (What did I buy?)
NOTE: The object comes after the verb
4. WHAT IS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION?
Ina sentence, the object of a preposition is the noun
following a preposition
• Alyssa is eating a banana with chocolate.
• The cat is drinking milk in a plate.
• I bought a present for my wife.
NOTE: The object of prep. comes after a preposition
5. WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?
Adjectives are words used to
describe nouns. They give you more
information about the nouns:
• The ball is red
• The tall man is waiting for the bus
• The small boy is eating a delicious
apple
• The watch is expensive, but
elegant, durable and beautiful.
6. WHAT IS A PRONOUN?
A pronoun is a word used to substitute
a noun to make a phrase less repetitive
Compare:
•Joe is my brother. Joe is 16 years old and
goes to school. Joe likes to play soccer and
basketball. Joe has many friends. His
friends like Joe because Joe is nice and fun.
•Joe is my brother. He is 16 years old and
goes to school. Joe likes to play soccer and
basketball. He has many friends. They like
him because he is nice and fun.
7. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Subjectpronouns substitute a noun that
functions as a subject:
• My mom loves Joe. She loves Joe
• Joe likes to play soccer. He likes to play soccer
• Joe and I go to school. We go to school.
NOTE: The subject pronoun comes before the
verb
8. OBJECT PRONOUNS
Objectpronouns substitute a noun that functions
as an object:
• My mom loves Joe. My mom loves him
• Joe likes his friends. Joe likes them
• Joe is talking to Ann. Joe is talking to her.
NOTE: The object pronoun comes after
the verb
9. SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRON.
Subject Object
I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
You You
They Them