Nouns, Adverbs and Adjectives

Question 1

How to spot a noun?

Answer 1

a) is it used to describe a thing?
b) Is it possible to add “a/an” or “the” before the potential noun?
c) Is it possible to replace it by a silly noun? (e.g., cheese)

Question 2

How to spot a noun from verb?

Answer 2

Try to put “the” or “this” in front of the noun (e.g., this product, the removal)

Question 3

What is the classification of the first noun when you have two nouns in a row, as in “kitchen sink”?

Answer 3

The first word acts as an adjective modifying the second noun.

Question 4

How to present nouns in plural?

Answer 4

If it is a countable noun, add a “s” in the end of the word.

If it is an uncountable noun, there is no plural form (to quantify is necessary to use units (pieces, slices, grams, etc.) or use adjectives such as much, little, more, or less.

Question 5

Which of the below words are countable?
a) Amount
b) Number
c) Less
d) Fewer

Answer 5

a) Uncountable
b) Countable
c) Uncountable
d) Countable

Question 6

What is a pronoun?

Answer 6

It is an word used in place of a noun or noun phrase (e.g., he, his, it, they)

Question 7

What are the subject pronouns?

Answer 7

I
You
He / She / It
We
They

Question 8

What are the object pronouns?

Answer 8

Me
You
Him / Her / It
Us
You
Them

Question 9

What are the possessive pronouns?

Answer 9

Mine
Yours
His / Hers / Its
Ours
Theirs

Question 10

What are the reflexive pronouns?

Answer 10

-self
Myself
Yourself
Himself / Herself / Itself
Ourselves
Themselves

Question 11

What are the interrogative pronouns?

Answer 11

who, whom, whose, which

Question 12

What is an indefinite pronoun?

Answer 12

It is a pronoun that does not refer to specific person, place, or thing

Question 13

Plural or singular form?

• Everyone, Somebody, Anything
• Each
• Either, Neither

Answer 13

Most indefinite pronoun are singular.

• If ends with -one, -thing, or -body it is always singular
• “Each” is always singular
• Either option works for me. (Either ONE = singular)

Question 14

What pronouns does not require an antecedent?

Answer 14

• Indefinite pronouns
• You
• It, when it is expressing a general state or idea

Question 15

Firefighters should always secure one’s safety gear before rushing into a fire.

Correct or incorrect?

Answer 15

INCORRECT

The pronoun “one” does not match the plural “firefighters” (correct pronoun is their)

Note that the pronoun “one” shall not be mixed with “you” or “they”

Question 16

The data that the auditor presented establish unequivocally that the CEO committed fraud; in fact, it is so damning that he has agreed to resign and repay the money immediately

Correct or incorrect?

Answer 16

INCORRECT

“Data” in this phrase is plural (matching with the verb “establish”, instead of “establishes”) and therefore the adverb should not be “it”, but “they”

Question 17

Pronouns Wrap-up

Answer 17

• The sentence is incorrect if the antecedent of a pronoun is missing
• The sentence is incorrect if there is a singular - plural mismatch between the adverb and the antecedent

Question 18

What is an adjective?

Answer 18

It is an word that describe or modify nouns or pronouns, answering questions such as “what kind is it?”, “Which one?”, and “How many are there?”

Question 19

Be aware of possessive adjective

Answer 19

My, your, her, our, and their are possessive adjectives and not pronouns. They may be confused because as pronouns they also refer back to a noun - the person or thing doing the possessing.

Question 20

COVID-19 is more fatal than flu.

Correct or incorrect?

Answer 20

INCORRECT

Fatal is an absolute adjective and, therefore, cannot be intensified. To describe a degree or approximation, it may be said that COVID-19 is “more likely” fatal than flu.
Be attentive for the absolute adjectives.