Noun 1 A person place thing idea or

Noun 1

A person, place, thing, idea, or quality box door home beauty freedom

Common Noun 2

A person, place or thing that is NOT specific. Any general person, place or thing preceded by an article. • bird • man • doctor • school • idea • park

Proper Noun 3

A specific person, place or thing. Always capitalize the name of this thing • Big Bird • Leonardo De. Caprio • Barbara Bush • Art Dimensional Building • Tularcitos School • Golden Gate Park • Kix • Honda

Plural Nouns 4

More than one person, place or thing bushes men churches leaves women children dogs books boxes people

Basic Plural Noun: Spelling Rules 5

Look at the singular noun 1. Most add “s” dog – dogs 2. If singular noun ends in: ch, s, ss, or x - add “es” wish – wishes kiss – kisses bus – buses church – churches box – boxes

Plural Noun: Spelling Rules for nouns that end in “y” 6

Check the letter before the “y” 1. If vowel – add “s” day – days toy – toys 2. If consonant – drop “y” add “ies” buddy – buddies country – countries

Plural Noun Spelling: Rules For Nouns That End In “f” or “fe” 7

Change the “f” to a “v” and add “es” shelf – shelves knife – knives wife – wives leaf – leaves

Plural Noun Spelling: Rules for nouns that end in “o” 8

Some nouns ending in “o” become plural by adding “es” hero – heroes potato – potatoes EXCEPTION: IF THE NOUN REFERS TO MUSIC YOU ADD “S” ALTO – ALTOS PIANO – PIANOS

Irregular Plural Noun 9

Some nouns are irregular in changing to plurals 1. Nouns may change spelling completely 2. Nouns may stay the same 1. mouse mice 2. sheep goose deer geese deer fish (or fishes)

Plural Nouns: Spelling Rules for Numbers and Letters 10

Form the plural of numbers and letters by adding an apostrophe (‘) and an “s” B’s 3’s CD’s 5’s DVD’s

Article 11

Three words that come before a noun A, an, the Articles are adjectives. A dog – starts with a consonant An elephant – starts with a vowel The animals dogs elephants either

Possessive Noun 12

A noun that shows ownership (indicated by an apostrophe) Tom’s hat teacher’s pen Jack’s dog

Singular vs Plural: Possessive Nouns 13

Singular Plural Add (‘s) Plural nouns already end in “s” so add an (‘) e. g. The teachers’ room The boxes’ lids Irregular plurals that do not end in “s”, add “’s” e. g. men’s Sheep’s fish’s e. g. The dog’s tongue The forest’s trees 35

Subject of a Sentence 14

Subjects are usually nouns. The subject tells “who” or “what” the sentence is about. Subjects usually come before verbs. S V The birds are singing. Ask who or what is the sentence about. Who or what is singing?