English with Rafa

NOUN - (Naming word) A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea. Examples of nouns: Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope Example sentences:  Steve  lives in  Sydney .  Mary  uses  pen  and  paper  to write  letters . PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun) A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition. Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those Example sentences: Mary is tired.  She  wants to sleep.  I  want  her  to dance with  me . ADJECTIVE - (Describing word) An  adjective  describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three Example sentences: The  little  girl had a  pink  hat. VERB - (Action Word) A  verb  shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing. Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is Example sentences:

COMPARISON WITH ADJECTIVE FORMS:     1.    One syllable adjective    Add ‘-er’ for the comparative and ‘-est’ for the superlative. adjective comparative superlative old older oldest young younger youngest quick quicker quickest   Example :   My grandmother is old , my grandfather is older than her, but their neighbour is the oldest person alive.   But if one syllable adjective ending in an ‘e’ such as: safe, only add ‘-r’ for the comparative and ‘-st’ for the     superlative. adjective comparative superlative safe safer safest    2.   Two syllable adjective   When the stress is on the second syllable, add ‘-er’ for the comparative and ‘-est’ for the superlative. adjective comparative superlative quite quiter quitest When the stress is on the first syllable, put ‘more’ for the comparative and ‘most’ for