Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is an adjective?
Something that describes something else.
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective?
What is a verb?
An action or doing.
What is a pronoun?
Takes the place of a noun.
Is "gyat" a noun?
Yes! It's a thing, isn't it?
Is "running" an adjective?
Nope! Although you could describe someone as running, this doesn't count as an adjective because they are DOING something. This is an action word, not a descriptive word.
Is "usually" an adverb?
Yes!
Look for the -ly words.
Is "being" a verb?
Yes! Verbs are actions, and actions can include a state of being. So words like doing, being, could, should, and would, are all verbs because they involve doing something.
Think about it...if you are BEING completely still, you are still doing something.
Find the pronoun:
You won't believe what I just did.
There's two!
You and I.
Is "I" a noun?
Nope. Sure, you're describing a person, but it is in place of a specific noun, such as a name. Therefore, it is a pronoun.
Is "green" an adjective?
Yep! Colors are some of the best descriptions.
Is "sad" an adverb?
Nope, it's an adjective. But "sadly" is an adverb.
Is "rizz" a verb?
Nope! Rizz is a noun. It is a thing, you either have it or you don't.
If you want it to be a verb, it would be rizz up, now it's become an action.
Find the pronoun:
Those Nikes would look so good on him.
There's two!
Those and him.
Find the three nouns in this sentence:
My dad makes the best enchiladas in Las Cruces.
1. Dad
2. Enchiladas
3. Las Cruces
Is "broken" an adjective?
Yup, it describes something as no longer working.
How can an adverb modify another adverb?
Because adverbs modify the degree of other words, they can make it more or less intense.
A lot of times you will see "so", "too" and "quite" as adverbs modifying adverbs.
Ex: Quite frequently, too loudly, so annoyingly
Is this a verb?
Gotta
Yes! Gotta is a shortened version of "have to". Having to do something is still doing something!
Is "that" a pronoun?
Yes! "That" takes the place of the specific name of the object. Instead of saying, "I want Drunk Elephant's Bronzing Drops", you could shorten it to "I want that!"
Can the same words be more than one part of speech?
Yes! Sometimes, nouns can be turned into verbs just by adding -ing to the end.
Ex: plant(ing), roller skate(ing), slide(ing), face(ing), smile(ing).
Some words can even be three. Look at the word open.
Adjective: What package was open?
Verb: Open the window.
Noun: Let's sit out in the open.
Do adjectives always have to be in sentences?
Nope! Sentences cannot exist without nouns or verbs, but they do no need adjectives.
True or false, adverbs express place, time, frequency, or level of certainty in verbs, adverbs, or adjectives.
True. Adverbs are all about their relationship to the words they're trying to describe.
Hint: words that have to do with time are usually adverbs (often, always, never, now, etc)
In standard American English, is a sentence complete without a verb?
Nope! All sentences have to have a verb for them to be correct.
There are exceptions due to different accents and dialects.
Is "anyone" a pronoun?
Yup! Kind of confusing, but "anyone" refers to...well, anyone. It's a replacement for someone, which makes it an official pronoun.