English Grammar:

Nouns and Adjectives

Erin Hendry
EDU 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.

Clip Art
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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
to
–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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singleleaf2.jpg
•f  v
–leaf 
leaves
• o  es / s
to
–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/Pict
ures/School%20Clip%20Art/la_parts_of_speech.gif
– http://www.hilaryjames.co.uk/images/products/singleleaf2.j
pg
– http://i.pbase.com/g3/00/507600/2/55197561.IMG_07221c
opy.jpg
– http://youngteammanager.com/web/pictures/nouns.jpg
– Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Clip Art
– http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/65525813_5ab4f12340.jpg
 Bibliography
• Information
– Walker, Bonnie L. Basic English Grammar. North
Mankato: Media Materials, 1990. Pg. 62 Print.