12? Nouns vs. Adjectives
Sometimes, a word can be more than one part of speech. You can identify the part of
speech by identifying the job the word does in the sentence.
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
The ALL CAPITALS word in the sentence below is a noun.
I caught the BASKETBALL.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
The ALL CAPITAL word in the sentence below is an adjective.
I watched the end of the BASKETBALL game.
Read each sentence below and look carefully at the ALL CAPITALIZED words.
• If the word names a person, place, thing, or idea, it is a NOUN. Select noun.
• If the word describes a noun, it is an ADJECTIVE. Adjective
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