1. Meet IVAN CAPP Types of Nouns Subject-Verb Agreement The Colon
Grammar Review
Meet IVAN CAPP
Types of Nouns
Subject-Verb Agreement
The Colon

2. Georgia Performance Standards
ELA9C1 – Demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of English.
Understand & use the Mnemonic device IVAN CAPP
Identify the different Kinds of Nouns
Correctly control Subject-Verb Agreement
Correctly use the Colon

3. Who is IVAN CAPP?
IVAN CAPP is a Mnemonic Device that you will learn & use in order to remember the Eight Parts of Speech.

4. IVAN CAPP I V A N C A P

5. Meet IVAN CAPP I Interjections V Verbs A Adjectives N Nouns C
Conjunctions A
Adverbs P
Pronouns
Prepositions

6. NOUNS
What are Nouns?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

7. Kinds or Types of Nouns Nouns may be classified as: Common Nouns
A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper Nouns
The name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

8. Kinds & Types of Nouns Nouns may be classifies as: Concrete Nouns
Names an object that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tested.
Abstract Nouns
Names something that cannot be perceived through the five senses.

9. Kinds & Types of Nouns Nouns may be classified as: Collective Nouns
Names a group of people or things.
Compound Nouns
Contains two or more words. It may be written as one word, as two words, or with a hyphen.

10. What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
A sentence has two parts:
A Subject – tells whom or what the sentence is about …and
A Predicate – tells what the subject is, what the subject did, or what happened to the subject.
Verb is found in the Predicate and it tells what the subject did.

11. Subject-Verb Agreement
A verb must agree in number with its subject.
The number of a word indicates if the word is singular or plural.
A word is singular when it refers to ONE thing.
A word is plural when it refers to MORE THAN ONE thing.

12. Singular If a subject is singular, its verb must be singular
A singular subject does not have an “s” at the end of it.
BUT a singular verb does have an “s” at the end of it.
The gymnast jumps
Both are singular
The cat meows
The reporter talks

13. Plural If a subject is plural, then its verb must be plural.
A plural subject has an “s” at the end.
BUT, a plural verb does not have an “s” at the end.
The gymnasts jump
Both are plural
The cats meow
The reporters talk

14. Subject-Verb Agreement
In a sentence with a verb phrase, the first helping verb must agree with the subject.
Examples
The corn crop has withered in the blazing sun.
The peaches have been ripening for a month.

15. Subject-Verb Agreement
The subject of the verb is never found in a prepositional phrase.
When you make subjects and verbs agree, disregard any prepositional phrase that separates the subject from the verb.
Examples
The tapes on the shelf are mine.
Many constellations in the sky have names.

16. Subject-Verb Agreement
Phrases beginning with words such as “with”, “together with”, “including”, “as well as”, and “in addition to” are NOT part of the subject.
Examples
Honesty, as well as courage, is a virtue.
Broccoli soup, in addition to veal, was prepared by the chef.

17. When should the Colon be used?
Use a colon to introduce a list of items.
Example
The FBI investigates the following crimes:
spying, treason, kidnapping, and
counterfeiting.

18. The Colon Use a colon after the greeting of a business letter.
Examples
Dear Dr. Bolden:
Dear Sir or Madam:

19. The Colon
Use a colon between the numerals indicating hours and minutes.
Examples
4:30 P.M.
10:45 A.M.

20. The Colon
Use a colon between chapter and verse in a Biblical reference.
Examples
Genesis 2: 4-7
Job 3: 2-4

21. The Colon
Use a colon between two sentences when the second explains or summarizes the first sentence.
Example
It is obvious why you’re tires: you’ve been
staying up late.

22. The Colon Use a colon to introduce a long or formal comment. Example
George Bernard Shaw once said: The
reasonable man adapts himself to the
world. The unreasonable one persists in
trying to adapt the world to himself.