Nouns What is a Noun A noun is

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Nouns

Nouns

What is a Noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. n

What is a Noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. n

Nouns There are two main classes of nouns: common and proper nouns. n *A

Nouns There are two main classes of nouns: common and proper nouns. n *A noun is common OR proper—NOT BOTH!

Common Noun n n A common noun names any general person, place, thing or

Common Noun n n A common noun names any general person, place, thing or idea. Ex: woman, boy, city, tree

Proper Noun A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A

Proper Noun A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun begins with a capital letter. n n Ex: Atlanta, Mrs. Schellenberg, Language Arts, Inman Middle School, Virginia Avenue

Common or Proper? n n n football church Thomas mall Burger King Statue of

Common or Proper? n n n football church Thomas mall Burger King Statue of Liberty

Concrete and Abstract n n Another category that a noun falls into is concrete

Concrete and Abstract n n Another category that a noun falls into is concrete or abstract. A noun is either concrete OR abstract—NOT BOTH!

Concrete Noun A concrete noun names things you can see and touch. n n

Concrete Noun A concrete noun names things you can see and touch. n n Ex: television, chair, car, desk, sidewalk

Abstract Noun An abstract noun names an idea, quality, action, or feeling. n n

Abstract Noun An abstract noun names an idea, quality, action, or feeling. n n Ex: bravery, goodness, love

Collective Noun A collective noun names a group of persons or things. n n

Collective Noun A collective noun names a group of persons or things. n n Ex: crowd, team, squad

Let’s Practice: Discuss if these are common or proper, concrete or abstract or collective.

Let’s Practice: Discuss if these are common or proper, concrete or abstract or collective. n n n air team NFL table computer ignorance

Try It Yourself Write one example for each of the following noun types on

Try It Yourself Write one example for each of the following noun types on a sepertate sheet of paper: n collective n proper n abstract n common n concrete n

Singular and Plural Nouns n Nouns can be singular or plural. A singular noun

Singular and Plural Nouns n Nouns can be singular or plural. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. n n A plural noun names more than one.

Plural Nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, and z require “es” to

Plural Nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, and z require “es” to form the plural. n Ex: One class is in the gym, while the other classes are waiting to enter.

Plural Nouns To form the plural of nouns that end in a consonant and

Plural Nouns To form the plural of nouns that end in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. n Ex: library > libraries n n n If a noun ends in a vowel and y, add s. Ex: key > keys

Plural Nouns n n n Make each of these plural: house beach dish dress

Plural Nouns n n n Make each of these plural: house beach dish dress

Plural Nouns Some nouns have irregular plural forms. The plural forms are spelled differently.

Plural Nouns Some nouns have irregular plural forms. The plural forms are spelled differently. n n Ex: person > people mouse > mice goose > geese

Plural Nouns Some nouns are the same in the singular and the plural form.

Plural Nouns Some nouns are the same in the singular and the plural form. n n Ex: fish > fish sheep > sheep deer > deer

Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession. n For singular

Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession. n For singular nouns, add an apostrophe and s (‘s) to form the singular possessive. n Ex: actor > actor’s n

Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns can be singular or plural. For plural nouns, add an

Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns can be singular or plural. For plural nouns, add an s and apostrophe (s’). n n Ex: flags > flags’

Possessive Nouns Write the following nouns in singular and plural possessive form. n movie

Possessive Nouns Write the following nouns in singular and plural possessive form. n movie n boy n tree n sweater n bus n shoe

The End! n By now you have filled your sheet of paper with lots

The End! n By now you have filled your sheet of paper with lots of noun practice- hand it in with your name at the top, please!

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