I know you all have been on the edge of your seats for the answers to last week's exercise. (If you don't have a clue what I'm talking about -- see the lesson below.) So here they are:
Common nouns
a. arena
b. interview
c. belief
e. peace
g. creature
h. program
i. advantage
j. revolution
l. enemy
m. opening
u. matter
w. passenger
x. menu
y. feeling
Proper nouns
o. Seattle
z. Napoleon
After several weeks of talking about nouns, y'all are probably wondering why I keep going on and on about them. It's because nouns often serve as the subjects of sentences. Subjects are a crucial building block of any sentence. A subject is a word that tells who or what a sentence is about.
Subjects can dictate the punctuation of the sentence and many other facets of grammar -- but we will get into that later.
Let's look at a few examples:
The three statements almost say the same thing. Nouns alone make the meaning quite obvious. But of these three nouns, which one has the special honor of being the subject?
The subject of the sentence is family, and you can tell because it answers the question of who or what is doing something in this sentence.
Each of these nouns could be subjects on their own as well.
1. The clown was wearing a bright orange wig.
2. The group's fans wouldn't stop cheering.
3. A good friend can be trusted.
4. Aubrey is my best friend.
5. The weather forecast promised sunshine for the day of our barbecue.
6. After reviewing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
7. Without a doubt, Crenshaw deserves credit for quick thinking.
Stay tuned for the answers next week, plus a final noun test and a beginning lesson on verbs.
Common nouns
a. arena
b. interview
c. belief
e. peace
g. creature
h. program
i. advantage
j. revolution
l. enemy
m. opening
u. matter
w. passenger
x. menu
y. feeling
Proper nouns
o. Seattle
z. Napoleon
After several weeks of talking about nouns, y'all are probably wondering why I keep going on and on about them. It's because nouns often serve as the subjects of sentences. Subjects are a crucial building block of any sentence. A subject is a word that tells who or what a sentence is about.
Subjects can dictate the punctuation of the sentence and many other facets of grammar -- but we will get into that later.
Let's look at a few examples:
- The family spent its vacation in Germany.
- My family went on a vacation in Germany.
- Our family took a vacation together and went to Mexico.
The three statements almost say the same thing. Nouns alone make the meaning quite obvious. But of these three nouns, which one has the special honor of being the subject?
The subject of the sentence is family, and you can tell because it answers the question of who or what is doing something in this sentence.
Each of these nouns could be subjects on their own as well.
- Our vacation was last summer.
- Germany has beautiful scenery.
1. The clown was wearing a bright orange wig.
2. The group's fans wouldn't stop cheering.
3. A good friend can be trusted.
4. Aubrey is my best friend.
5. The weather forecast promised sunshine for the day of our barbecue.
6. After reviewing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
7. Without a doubt, Crenshaw deserves credit for quick thinking.
Stay tuned for the answers next week, plus a final noun test and a beginning lesson on verbs.