Understanding Nouns and Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• a person, place, or thing

• a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• a word that links clauses or phrases

• a word that expresses an action

Which of these words is an adjective?

• helpful

• run

• he

• wow

Which of these words is an adjective?

• hello

• on

• before

• nice

What is a noun?

• words that express feeling or command attention

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• express actions, occurrences, or states of being

• words that link clauses or phrases

True or False: The word 'dog' is a noun.

• true

• false

True or False: The word 'sleep' is an adjective.

• true

• false