Transcript Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns
• What is a noun?
• Definition: a word or
group of words used as
the name of a class of
people, places, or
things, or of a specific
person, place, or thing
Singular
Plural
• Singular nouns name only
one person, place, thing, or
idea.
• Plural nouns can name
more than one of anything.
• Plural nouns usually end in
s.
• Examples:
• Examples:
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Wall
Paint
Infant
Cat
– Cats
– Walls
Some plural nouns are
unusual.
• Examples:
– Men
– Mice
– Feet
Common Nouns
• What is a common noun?
• The general name of any person, place, or
thing.
Proper Nouns
• What is a proper noun?
• The name of a particular person, place or
thing.
– Hint- They begin with a capital letter.
– Examples:
• Lincoln
• Carrollton
NOUNS
Pronouns
• Pronouns are words used in place of nouns.
Types of pronouns
• Personal pronouns
– Used to refer to people - I, me, my, mine.
– Example- John had a cold, so he stayed in bed.
• Nominative pronouns are used as subjects of
sentences and clauses
– I, we, you, he, she, it, they
– They stood in line to ride the roller coaster.
Types of pronouns
• Objective pronouns are used as objects.
– Me, us, you, him, her, it, them
– The crowd cheered loudly for them
• Possessive pronouns are used to show
ownership.
– The baby threw his cereal on the floor.
More types of pronouns
• Demonstrative pronouns point out particular
persons, places, or things.
– This, that, these, and those.
– Charlie planted this tree. This is Charlie’s tree.
• Relative pronouns introduces a relative clause.
– Relative clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate that
refers back to a noun or pronoun in the main part of the sentence.
– The dog that won first place was a collie.
PRONOUNS
Antecedents
• The word a pronoun replaces is called an
antecedent.
• The antecedent precedes the pronoun.
– Leroy plays his banjo every evening.
– The antecedent of the pronoun his is Leroy.
A pronoun is a word used in place of a
noun.
I
Me
We
Us
Our
yours
he
his
him
you
she
her
them
they
theirs
this
those
that
who
these
Pronouns agreeing with their
antecedents.
• The word the pronoun replaces is called its
antecedent.
• The antecedent usually comes before the
pronoun in the same sentence.
• It can also be mentioned in a previous
sentence.
Usage
VERBS
You will find at least one verb or verb
phrase in every sentence.
Verb Phrases
• Verb phrases are created with the use of a
helping verb.
has, have, can, would, should, must, might, may,
did, does, will, & shall
For dinner tonight we will eat pizza.
In the book Peter Pan, children can fly.
Simple Tenses of Verbs
• Present: I hear a siren. The siren sounds close.
• Past: It sounded far away a few minutes ago.
• Future: It will sound louder very soon.
Perfect Tenses of Verbs
Present:
• Emma has knitted since she was a child. (continuing)
• I have received a handmade scarf from her. (complete)
Past:
• She had knitted many articles before she began high
school.
Future:
• She will have knitted another sweater by the end of
this year.
Regular Verbs
Present Tense
Past Tense
Past Participle
finish
finished
(has) finished
work
worked
(has) worked
study
studied
(has) studied
play
played
(has) played
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense
Past Tense
Past Participle
sing
sang
(has) sung
be
was, were
(has) been
buy
bought
(has) bought
have
had
(has) had
cut
cut
(has) cut
feed
fed
(has) fed
Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
• The verb in a sentence must agree with its
subject in number.
• A singular verb with a singular subject.
– A bus driver faces many challenges.
• A plural verb with a plural subject.
– Bus drivers face many challenges.
What is the correct verb?
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Those shoes goes on sale next week.
My cat am a Siamese.
On Tuesday mornings I is at class.
The city prune the trees in the park on request.
The sun rise in the east.
Several vines climbs up the porch wall.
These questions is easy.
Usually, I writes with my right hand.
Scientists searches for the causes of illness.
Do the movie end happily?