Art Appreciation Glossary

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adverb a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word used before a noun or pronoun to show place, direction, time, or method

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• After explaining the project for the third time, I finally saw that he began to get the picture.
• I had to draw it out for him, but he finally got the picture.
• I had to spell it out for her, but she finally got the picture.
• It took a while, but he eventually got the picture and understood what I was trying to say.