Grammar Usage - Words, words, and more words...
Nouns, Pronouns, and Appositives...A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality.
There are two main types of nouns: Common Nouns - names any one of a class of objects. Examples: girls, provinces, author Proper Nouns - names a particular person, place, or thing. Examples: Mrs. Anderson, Nova Scotia, Rick Riordan A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. How a noun ends determines the rules of plurality. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO THE RIGHT for the enlarged version. Possessive Nouns show who/what the noun belongs to (possession)
To show possession, an apostrophe and an "s" is used at the end of the noun. Depending on whether the noun is singular or plural determines where the apostrophe is. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and "s". To form the possessive of a plural noun, add and "s" and then an apostrophe CLICK ON THE VIDEO TO THE RIGHT to help demonstrate this concept. Pronouns
A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.) is a word that takes the place of a noun. A subject pronoun is used in the subject of a sentence and after a linking verb. Example: We are going to the tournament. The woman in the suit is she. An object pronoun is used after an action verb or preposition. Example: James threw the ball to me. A possessive pronoun is used to show ownership. Example: The red shoes are mine. Appositives
An appositive is a noun or phrase that identifies or explains the noun it follows. Use a comma before and after the appositive. If the appositive is at the end of a sentence, use a comma before it. Example: Jen, a teacher at Leslieville, enjoys her grade 6 and 7 classes! |
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Prepositions
Prepositions are words or set of words that indicates location (in, near, beside, on top of) or some other relationship between a noun or pronoun and other parts of the sentence (about, after, besides, instead of, etc.)
Example: Let's meet before noon. |
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