Match the definition to the term. 1. names a particular person, place, or thing within a general class compound adjective 2. names a group of more than one person or thing joint ownership 3. add the sign of the possessive to the last name collective noun 4. names all persons, places, and things except particular ones common noun 5. two or more adjectives that modify the same noun coordinate adjectives 6. compares more than two things or actions proper noun 7. two or more hyphenated words used as a single adjective superlative degree

1. Names a particular person, place, or thing within a general class: Proper noun

For example, "Steve" is a proper noun because it names a particular person within a general class: humans. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter. Other examples are Robinson (Last name of a person), Oxford (Institution), London (City), Peru (Country), Alabama (State).

2. Names a group of more than one person or thing: Collective Noun

Collective nouns are nouns that are normally in its singular form but that refers to more than one person, animal, thing or concept. Examples of collective nouns are congregation, team, class, herd, flock, gang, mob, group, and family.

3. Add the sign of the possessive to the last name: Joint ownership

When there is joint ownership, that is to say, when two or more nouns own the same thing, we may indicate that possession by adding an apostrophe to the last noun (name) that posses the "thing". Here's an example to indicate that Taylor and Amy own the same laptop:

Taylor and Amy's laptop.

(the sign of the possessive (') is in the last name: Amy)

4. Names all persons, places, and things except particular ones: Common Noun

Common nouns names all persons, places, things or animals in a general way, never in a specific or particular way. They are not to be capitalized unless they begin a sentence or it's part of a title. Examples of this type of nouns are castle, diamond, mint, finger, animal, person, thing.

5. Two or more adjectives that modify the same noun: Coordinate Adjectives

Coordinate adjectives are two or more adjectives that independently modify the same noun, the may be joined by "and" or by a comma. Some examples (adjectives underlined): the gorgeous, reckless and fierce lady; a dark and dense forest.

6. Compares more than two things or actions: Superlative Degree

Superlative degree adjectives are used to compare three or more things, animals, persons or actions. More specifically, they compare one element against the rest of the group. One example of  using superlative adjectives are the following (superlatives underlined)

Vannessa Grant is the tallest model of Bolivar city.

I think William is the most brilliant student in our school.

7. Two or more hyphenated words used as a single adjective: Compound Adjective

A compound adjective is an adjective made up of two or more words with a hyphen and that modifys a noun. For example, a three-year-old girl; the middle-aged man (The adjectives are underlined)

a) he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d) he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

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