Nouns – Verbs –– Adjectives – OH MY!

NounsWhere would we be without them!

Nouns person, place, thing, events, substance, quality, or idea, etc.

Nouns as a Person George Washington Mr. Swann George W. Bush Barack Obama John McCain Spiderman Elvis

Nouns as a place School of Discovery Bennettsville Clio South Carolina Heaven Starbucks Bi-Lo

Nouns as an Event Christmas Halloween Fourth of July SOD Band Concert Your birthday

Nouns as a substanceThese nouns can’t be counted. Air – The air was full of bugs tonight. Wind Gold - The gold attracted thousands of

prospectors. Medicine Rain Music Milk

Nouns as a Quality Cold – He was cold to the idea. Hot – That girl is hot. Bright Death Darkness

Error: I saw a hot car. Hot is an adjective in that sentence. Correct: I saw a car that was hot.

Nouns as an Idea Love – My love for you is bigger than the

moon. Hate – Hate consumed her thoughts. Thought – What a silly thought. Happiness Belief Feelings

Verbs

The part of speech that expresses existence, action,

or occurrence (something happened).

Existence Verbs The pencil is on the chair. (The pencil exists on the chair.)

There is a school in Clio. (The school exists in Clio.)

Action Verbs Run - Let’s run to the corner. Jump – I jump for joy when I see you. Drive – You drive me crazy. Swim – Please swim to the shore. Wrote – I wrote a love poem. Danced – I danced the night away. Can be different tenses (past tense)

Occurrence Verbs Become / Became Maria became a professional dancer. Change John changed his shoes for gym class. Happen Evonia happened to stop by.

Adjective

Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe or modify

another person or thing in the sentence. The Articles — a, an, and the — are

adjectives.Examples: the tall professor the lugubrious lieutenant a solid commitment

Adjectives - Sizeaverage - Sue had very average grades.big colossal fat giant gigantic great huge immense large little long mammoth

Adjectives - Touchboiling - The boiling sun came down on my head.breezy broken bumpy chilly cold cool creepy crooked cuddly curly damaged

Adjectives - Shapebroad - The broad street had a lot of traffic.chubby crooked curved deep flat high hollow low narrow round shallow

Adjectives - Timeancient - The ancient man was wise in magic.brief early fast late long modern old old-fashioned quick rapid short

Adjectives - QuantityAbundant - Tom had abundant reasons for

his tardiness. empty few heavy light many numerous

Adjectives - Soundcooing - She made a cooing sound as she slept.deafening faint harsh high-pitched hissing hushed husky loud melodic moaning mute noisy