ENGLISH IDENTIFYING VERBS

 Verbs are words that usually express an action.

IDENTIFYING NOUNS
 Quick tip 2.3 If a word can have should in front
 Nouns are commonly defined as words that
of it and the phrase sounds complete, the word
refer to a person, place, thing, or idea.
is a verb. Examples: should leave, should sail,
 Quick tip 1.1 If you can put the word the in
should discover, should complain. Leave, sail,
front of a word and it sounds like a unit, the
discover, and complain are all verbs.
word is a noun.
 Quick tip 2.4 If a word can have to in front of it
CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS
and the phrase sounds complete, it’s a verb.
 Concrete- they can be perceived by our senses
Examples: to leave, to sail, to discover, to
they are things that we can see, hear, smell,
complain. Leave, sail, discover, and complain
taste, or touch.
are all verbs.
 Abstract- this means that they refer to things
THE VERB BASE
that you cannot perceive with your senses.
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 Quick tip 2.2 If you can put his in front of a
word and it sounds like a unit, the word is a
noun.
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS
 Singular- refers to only one noun.
 Plural- when it represents more than one noun.
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR NOUNS
 Regular Nouns- formed by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to
the end of the word.
 Irregular Nouns- Irregular nouns form their
plural in different ways. Here are some common
patterns:
1. changing a vowel: man/men
2. adding ‘‘ren’’or ‘‘en’’: child/children
3. adding nothing: fish/fish, sheep/sheep
4. changing ‘‘f ’’ to ‘‘v’’ and then adding ‘‘s’’:
knife/knives
ANIMATE AND INANIMATE NOUNS
 Animate nouns refer to things that are alive;
 Inanimate nouns refer to things that are not
alive.
COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS
 Count nouns can be counted, and so we can use
‘a’ or ‘an’ with them and can also make them
plural.
 Non-count nouns also known as mass nouns.
 Many is used with count nouns.
 Much is used with non-count nouns.
 Fewer is used with count nouns.
 Less is used with non-count nouns
PROPER AND COMMON NOUNS
 Proper nouns are actual names and always
capitalized: Mary, Florida
 Common nouns are general names: boy, flower