Title: Nouns and Pronouns
1Nouns and Pronouns
- Nouns name people, places, and things.
- Pronouns substitute for nouns.
2What kinds nouns are there?
- First, proper nouns name unique titles, persons,
places, and organizations - Dr. Monte teaches English at Dalton State
College. - Always capitalize the first letter of proper
nouns to show that they are particular names.
Do you get this upset about improper grammar?
3Then what are common nouns?
- Common nouns are non-specific names for persons,
places, and things. - Which of these three words are common nouns?
- Doctors
- Prescribe
- Drugs
Is work really a lifetime sentence for not being
rich?
4Can you use proper and common nouns?
- Use Medical Technology, nursing, health careers,
medicine. - The most usual college majors are in __.
- Many students take __ to become doctors.
- Others study __ to assist patients.
- Still others study __ so they can work in medical
laboratories.
So why do doctors play so much golf?
5What are count nouns?
- Nouns are also either countable or non-count.
- Count nouns are specific items like pens and
books. - Non-count nouns are mass items like ink and
paper. - Non-count nouns cannot be plural.
If pennies dont count anymore, can you still
count them?
6Is it a count or a non-count noun?
- Which of the nouns are uncountable?
- Money
- Dollar
- Jewelry
- Ring
- Transportation
- Automobile
- Furniture
- Chair
Would women like giant diamonds to fall from the
sky?
7What are concrete and abstract nouns?
- Concrete nouns like computer and teacher name
what we know through one of our five senses. - Use more concrete nouns to improve your writing!
- Abstract nouns like war and thought name
feelings, characteristics, qualities, and ideas.
Is the pool abstract or concrete?
8Is it concrete or abstract?
- Which sentences have concrete words and which
have abstract? - 1. The breeze ruffled his feathers.
- 2. I have knowledge on the subject.
- 3. I could smell dinner.
- 4. Sara got frustrated.
- 5. The music blasted through the thin walls.
- 6. Buddhist beliefs are very different from
other religions.
Should the boy go to school to learn better
English?
9What are compound nouns?
- Compound nouns are two nouns treated as one.
- Compound nouns can be written as
- One word classroom, wristwatch
- Hyphenated full-time, stop-watch
- Separated assistant professor, pocket watch
- Be careful how you write compound nouns.
Should the boy go to school to learn better
English?
10What are collective nouns?
- Collective nouns name groups of
- People team, committee
- Things furniture, jewelry
- Places resorts
- Collective nouns take singular verbs in America
and plural verbs in Britain. - In the US, the team is late.
- But in Britain, the team are late.
What kind of problem can Bobs girl cause the
team?
11Can you use nouns correctly?
- Use work, works, Dalton, Dalton State College,
college, colleges, money, dollars, part-time,
full-time. - Do you attend __?
- Yes, I study at __.
- So far, how many __ have you attended?
- Just one. Only at __.
- How much __ does it cost to go there __?
- I dont know I am only a __ student now because
I have to __ a lot.
Are position titles proper nouns?
12What are pronouns for?
- Pronouns like you and it are words that replace
nouns before them. - Pronouns are often used to avoid repeating a noun
within a sentence or paragraph. - Personal pronouns can be subjective, objective,
or even possessive in case.
What single pronoun does the parrot repeat?
13Which case is the pronoun?
- Identify these pronouns as subjects, objects, or
possessives - They are there.
- Our car is ready.
- Theirs is not yet.
- We see the guy in the red cap.
- Give it to him.
- Where did the boss ask you to go?
Should the soldier know whom he kills?
14What are reflexive pronouns?
- Reflexive pronouns refer back to their
antecedents - Example She convinced herself that his story
wasnt just a big, fat lie. - The pronoun is reflexive when a verb or verb
phrase exists between the pronoun and antecedent.
So whom is the man supposed to think for?
15What are indefinite pronouns?
- Indefinite pronouns like no one and anybody
replace nouns without identifying a specific
person or thing - Both were assigned new articles for the magazine.
- Indefinite pronouns can be doubles, acting as
adjectives. - Both writers were late.
Did both the man and the woman pick the place?
16What are demonstrative pronouns?
- Demonstrative pronouns refer to specific noun
antecedents - This is our class.
- That is your book.
- Before a noun, demonstrative pronouns act as
adjectives - This class is ours.
- That book is yours.
- In writing, use demon-strative adjectives, not
demonstrative pronouns.
Why will this one jump?
17What are interrogative and relative pronouns?
- Interrogative pronouns such as what and whose
form questions - Whose car are you driving today?
- Relative pronouns are the same words used in
subordinate clauses - I am driving the car whose owner is my best
friend.
Who has the big problem with the metal detector?
18Can you use pronouns correctly?
- Use those, anyone, where, which, either,
yourself, our, what. - __ are you doing today?
- __ quiz are you taking?
- __ class uses computers.
- __ are you going later?
- Here is food help __.
- Do you know __ here?
- __ he or she is studying.
- These are his __ arent.
How does the judge like the boys odd question?