Grammar class v
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This document discusses grammar rules regarding subject-verb agreement, nouns, and pronouns. It covers topics such as singular and plural verbs agreeing with singular and plural subjects. It defines different types of nouns such as proper vs. common, concrete vs. abstract, and collective nouns. It also defines pronouns and their uses as replacements for nouns. The document provides examples for each grammar concept and cites external references and sources.
Grammar class v
- 1. Grammar Class - V Agreement, Nouns and Pronouns Bruno Otilio
- 2. 2 Subject/Verb agreement She were going to the party She was going to the party or The United States are big. The United States is big. or Each of my classmates was there Each of my classmates were there or The correct options are in italic!!! Let’s understand this
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- 9. 9 Source: Betty S. Azar People vs Peoples The word peoples is used referring to ethnic/national groups
- 10. 10 NOUNS Nouns are the names of things, people, animals, places, qualities, actions, and ideas. compound nouns - Cake - Watch - Desk - Cup - Car single words They can be formed with combinations of words as follows: Noun + Noun -> toothpaste Verb + Noun -> swimming pool Preposition + Noun -> underground Noun + Verb -> haircut Adjective + Verb -> dry-cleaning Preposition + Verb -> output http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/nouncompound.html 1. Sometimes the two words are joined together. tooth + paste = toothpaste bed + room = bedroom 2. Sometimes they are joined using a hyphen. check-in 3. Sometimes they appear as two separate words. full moon
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- 23. 23 What do you think about a review? It should be good. shouldn't it? Plural Collective musicians orchestra players team employees staff Collective Nouns A noun naming a group or collection is a collective noun. Collectives are not plural nouns. A collective noun is a different word for the group. Plurals tend to end in s, while collective nouns look and act like singular nouns. Collective nouns have a unique property: they take singular verbs in American English and plural verbs in International (U.K.) English. The team is late. (U.S.) The team are late. (U.K.) http://www.tameri.com/edit/nouns.html
- 24. 24 Proper Common John Milton writer Fresno city Newsweek magazine Proper and Common Nouns A proper noun is the name of a particular person or thing and is capitalized. Titles of books or other creative materials are considered proper nouns. Other nouns are referred to as common nouns. Concrete and Abstract Nouns A concrete noun names a thing that can be perceived by the basic senses. You can see, touch, or smell a concrete item. An abstract noun names a concept, such as an emotion or quality, that cannot be sensed. concrete: woman, tree, house, cat, airplane, cliff, river abstract: love, quality, greed, loyalty http://www.tameri.com/edit/nouns.html
- 25. 25 PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a preceding noun or an understood subject. Pronouns are often used to avoid repeating a noun within a sentence or paragraph. A pronoun subject takes the place of noun simple subjects in sentences. A pronoun object receives action or is the object of a preposition.
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- 37. 37 A review is more than welcome. Isn't it? http://www.tameri.com/edit/nouns.html
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