Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives

8/3/2019 Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives

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Word or word group that is used to name aperson, a place, a thing, or an idea

Person: Dave Smith, teacher, chef, Dr. Matthews Places: Grand Canyon, town, school, England

Things: lamp, table, Nobel Prize, Brooklyn Bridge

Ideas: happiness, self-control, liberty, bravery


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Rebecca Motte was a great patriot. Rebecca Motte was a great patriot.

During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers

seized her mansion in South Carolina. During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers seized her

mansion in South Carolina. General Harry Lee told Motte that the Americans

would have to burn her home to smoke out theenemy. General Harry Lee told Motte that the Americans would

have to burn her home to smoke out the enemy.


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Proper nouns name a particular person,place, thing, or idea and begins with a capital

letter Common nouns name any one of a group of

persons, places, things, or ideas and aregenerally not capitalized.


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A word that is used to modify a noun or apronoun

To modify means to describe the word or themake its meaning more definite.

Tells what kind, which one, how much, or howmany

What kind? Which one orones?

How much or howmany?

Korean children Seventh grade Several days

Busy dentist These countries Five dollars

Braided hair Any book No marbles


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Most commonly used adjectives are a, an,and the.

Aand anare indefinite articles becausethey refer to any member of a general group.

The is called the definite article because itrefers to someone or something in particular


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Many words that can stand alone as nounscan also be used as adjectives modifyingnouns or pronouns

Nouns Adjectives

Bean Bean soup

Spring Spring weather

Gold Gold coin

Football Football game

Labor Day Labor Day weekend

Super Bowl Super Bowl party

Milan Milan fashions


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Demonstrative adjective: when they modify a nounor pronoun

Example: This drawing is mine, and that drawing is his. These earrings are much more expensive than those

earrings are.

Demonstrative pronoun: when they are used alone

Example: This is mine and that is his.

These are more expensive than those are.

This That These Those


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Proper adjectives: formed from a propernoun; capitalized

Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinner

Catholicism Catholic priest

Middle East Middle Eastern country

China Chinese food


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Word that is used in place of one or morenouns or pronouns

Antecedent is the word or word group that apronoun stands for or refers to Examples:

Walking the dog is fun, and it is good exercise.

Bill, have you turned in your report?

(antecedent is bold, pronoun is underlined)


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Sometimes the antecedent isnt stated

Someone will have to clean up the mess.

Who asked you that question?

I did not understand what you said.


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Personal: refers to the one speaking (1st), spoken to(2nd), or spoken about (3rd)

Demonstrative: points out a person, a place, a

thing, or an idea

This is the book I bought.

Those are the types of plants that bloom at night.

Singular Plural

First Person I, me, my, mine We, us our, oursSecond Person You, your, yours You, your yours

Third Person He, him, his, she,her, hers, it, its

They, them, their,theirs

This That These Those


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Reflexive: refers to the subject and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence

Intensive: emphasizes a noun or anotherpronoun and is unnecessary to the meaningof the sentence

Reflexive and IntensiveFirst Person Myself, ourselves

Second Person Yourself, yourselves

Third Person Himself, herself, itself, themselves


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Reflexive examples

Tara enjoyed herself at the party.

The team prided themselves on their victory. Intensive examples

I myselfcooked that delicious dinner.

Did you redecorate the room yourself?


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Interrogative: introduces a question

Example: What is the best brand of chips?

Relative: introduces a subordinate clause

Examples: Ralph, who turned in his work, has an A.

Exercise is something that many people enjoy.

What Which Who Whom whose

Common Relative Pronouns

That Which Who Whom whose


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Indefinite: refer to a person, a place, a thing,or an idea that may or may not be specifically

named (most can also be used as adjectives)

Examples: Both of the girls forgot their lines.

I would like some of that chow mein.

Common Indefinite Pronouns

All Each Many Nobody Other

Any Either More None Several

Anyone Everything Most No one Some

Both Few Much one somebody

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