Chaprter 1: Grammar

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                                              FINDING NOUNS, VERBS, AND SUBJECTS
   
    NOTE
We will use the standard of underlining subjects once and verbs twice.
Definitions
• A noun is a word or set of words for a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun of more
than one word (tennis court, gas station) is called a compound noun.
There are common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are words for a general
class of people, places, things, and ideas (man, city, award, honesty). They are not capitalized.
Proper nouns are always capitalized. They name specific people, places, and things (Joe, Chicago,
Academy Award).
For more on nouns, see Chapter Two, “Apostrophes,” 
• A verb is a word or set of words that shows action (runs, is going, has been painting);
feeling (loves, envies); or state of being (am, are, is, have been, was, seem).