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Parts of Speech 

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To begin . . . 

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The noun: What's a noun? Is it a person, place, or thing? What else would you say a noun is? 

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Noun Clauses from "Être encouragé, soutenu, nourri: The Power of Story" 

​Examples of noun structures
(nouns, noun phrases, and noun clauses):
- story 
- as good a story to you
- several factors that make up a good story (1 noun structure in another noun structure = 2 noun structures) 
- what is a good story to me (1 noun structure in another noun structure = 2 noun structures) ​

​a noun structure:
a single word that is the part of speech (unit) called a “noun” 
or a phrase (a group of words that go together) or a clause 
that is built around the part of speech (unit) called a “noun”) 
- a noun 
- a noun phrase 
- a noun clause 
+ a pronoun 
​+ a gerund / + a gerund phrase 

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Noun Clauses from The Stories We Tell: Perspective-Taking and Increasing Understanding of the Narratives We Hear in the Media 

Choose the sentence you prefer.

One vital/essential/important way we engage with the world around us that is key to understanding perspective-taking is how we listen to others.

Key to understanding perspective-taking is one vital/essential/important way we engage with the world around us: How we listen to others.

​Write your own version of this sentence. 
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