1. Nouns, Pronoun, and ADJECTives
Parts of Speech
Nouns, Pronoun, and ADJECTives

2. Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives
His superfluous comments were nothing but a transparent subterfuge.
ADJ.
ADJ. N. V.
PRON.
CONJ.
ADJ. N.

3. From the Latin nomen, name
Noun
From the Latin nomen, name
A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.

4. Types of Nouns (and my grocery list)
Common
Proper
General
Not capitalized
Specific
Capitalized

5. Names of ideas Names of objects Types of Nouns concrete abstract
love
Names
of objects
Names
of ideas
strength
beauty

6. Noun of direct address
When we call someone by name, the person’s name is called the noun of direct address.
Livingston, I presume.

7. Collective nouns
A noun
that
names
a group

8. Types of Nouns Nouns that describe individual things
Singular
Plural
Nouns that describe individual things
Nouns that describe multiple things

9. Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives
Then a malevolent premonition dissuaded her and darkened her mind.
ADV.
ADJ. N. V.
PRON.
CONJ. V.
ADJ. N.

10. A word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns make language fast.

11. The noun the pronoun replaces.
Antecedent
The noun the pronoun replaces.
Ms. Steinmann went to New York where Ms. Steinmann went to the opera.
Ms. Steinmann went to New York where she went to the opera.

12. Pronoun Non-Specificity
Pronouns are NOT specific!
They are general.
The pronoun he refers equally to all male organisms in the world.
This ambiguity cause problems when we try to force pronouns – against their universal nature – to stick to a single reference.

13. I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they.
Subject pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they.
Example of the nominative/subject case: “She and I went to the cathedral.”

14. Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them.
OBJECT pronouns
Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them.
Example of the object case: “The present was for him and me.”

15. E.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
Possessive pronouns
A pronoun that shows possession – used as a pronoun and as an adjective in order to indicate ownership or possession.
E.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
NO APOSTROPHES NEEDED! (it’s = it is.)
“The dog found its doghouse.”

16. Types of Pronouns A pronoun used to interrogate
Interrogative
Demonstrative
A pronoun used to interrogate
Who
Whose
Whom
Which
What
“Who went to the piazza?”
A pronoun used to demonstrate
This
That
These
Those
“This is the dog I wish you to paint”

17. Types of Pronouns
Relative
Reflexive
A pronoun that relates an adjective clause to a main clause
Who
Whose
Whom
Which
That
“The man who followed you turned left.”
A –self or –selves pronoun that reflects back to a word used previously in the sentence.
“I found myself awash on a strange beach”

18. Types of Pronouns
Indefinite
Intensive
General pronouns that do not have definite antecedents
Anyone
Anybody
Each
All
“Does anyone have a pencil I can borrow?”
A –self or –selves pronoun that is used to intensify the emphasis on a noun or another pronoun.
“I myself agree with that idea.”

19. Common pronoun mistakes
Pronoun Reference Problems – make sure it is clear what the pronoun replaces!
Everyone is singular! “Someone lost his pliers” (not “someone lost their pliers.”)
Compound Gender Solution: “Someone dropped his or her pencil.”
Missing antecedents – need to know who he/she is.
Ambiguous References – two or more possible nouns to which the prounoun might refer.

20. A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

21. Adjectives are Binary An adjective cannot exist without a noun!

22. Three Degrees of Adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Good
Better
Best
Hot
Hotter
Hottest
Cold
Colder
Coldest

23. Proper Adjectives are made out of Proper Nouns
England = English
Rome = Roman
Spain = Spanish
In south Florida, Spanish moss hangs from the trees.

24. Indefinite articles: A & AN
The three adjectives: a,
an,
the.
Definite article: THE
Indefinite articles: A & AN

25. Good = adjective to modify nouns or pronouns.
Good or WeLL?
Good = adjective to modify nouns or pronouns.
Well = an adverb that modifies verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
The _________________ athlete runs ________________.
GOOD
WELL

26. Find nouns, Pronouns & adjectives
He had a long chin and big, rather prominent teeth.
PRON. V.
ADJ
ADJ N.
CONJ.
ADJ.
ADV.
ADJ. N.

27. Works Cited
Collective Noun Series:
Thompson, Michael Clay. The Magic Lens. Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks, Print.