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Proper Noun:
Names, titles, and specific places; always begins with a
capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence
| live in Manhasset.
Alexa and Dave walked home.
English is my favorite subject.
Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives, Pronouns, and Prepositions 2 October 16, 2017 Proper Noun: Names, titles, and specific places; always begins with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence I live in Manhasset. Alexa and Dave walked home. English is my favorite subject. Proper Adjective: A name, title, or specific place that makes a noun more specific; always begins with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence The Manhasset team won. I love Mexican food. The English test was easy. She bought Nike sneakers. Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives, Pronouns, and Prepositions 5 October 16, 2017 Antecedent: Not a part of speech, but a way to refer to the noun or proper noun that the pronoun replaces; pronouns and antecedents must agree; only a singular pronoun can take the place of a singular antecedent; only a masculine pronoun can take the place of a masculine antecedent. Example 1: The kids brought their favorite toys to school. Example 2: Tom took his kite to the park to fly with Dan. Example 3: The Manhasset team won their game. Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives, Pronouns, and Prepositions 6 October 16, 2017 Prepositions: A preposition is a word which shows the noun's (or the pronoun's) relationship to another word in the sentence. The word "preposition" comes from the idea of being positioned before. While it is not true to say that a preposition always comes before a noun or a pronoun, it does most of the time. All prepositions will appear in parentheses during grammar practices. For example: Mike ran (onto) the field. Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives, Pronouns, and Prepositions October 16, 2017
Grammar Practice 2
Directions: label all parts of speech (except the prepositions in
parentheses); find and fix the one pronoun-antecedent
disagreement.
(In) the Vermont courthouse, an impatient jury quickly
delivered their verdict (to) a silent audience.
