all about nouns. definition n ouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas
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All about Nouns
Definition Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
Common Nouns name kinds of people, places or things (not specific ones)
Examples
girl, valley, continent, cave, city, school, bat, company
Proper Nouns name specific people, places, or things
Examples
Bob Smith, Mount Rushmore, Texas, Black Sea, Nike, Leaning Tower of Pisa
Abstract Nouns are nouns that you can't perceive with your five senses such as ideas or qualities
Examples
peace, poverty, sorrow, self-esteem, hate, terror, dreams, social studies, freedom, hope
Countable Nouns are nouns that you can count
Examples
chair, puppy, game, truck, city, novel, iPad, cup, voice, radio,
marker, Stan, piano, strawberry
Non-count Nouns are nouns that can’t be counted
Examples
grass, sand, hair, grain, snow, trash, art, ice
Compound Nouns are made up of two or more words (words may or may not be hyphenated)
Examples
whiteboard, eyelash, New Jersey, baseball, ponytail, sunbeam, granddaughter, raindrop
Collective Nouns refer to things or people as a unit or group
Examples
committee, police, government, board, class, team, swarm, congregation, herd, pack, brood
Singular Nouns name one person, place, thing, or idea
Examples
TV, telephone, bench, lamp, fork, rug, cabinet, teacher, surgeon, valley, school, pride, silence
Plural Nouns name two or more people, places, things, or ideas
Examples
tents, canaries, oxen, foxes, teeth, valleys, knives, geese, waltzes, fish, trees, joys
Rules for Plural Nouns
Generally add “s” = cat > cats
Ends in “s” add “es” = glass > glasses
Ends in “ch” add “es” = church > churches
Ends in “sh” add “es” = bush > bushes
Ends in “x” add “es” = fox > foxes
Ends in “z” add “es” = waltz > waltzes
Ends in vowel “y” add “s” = boy > boys
Ends in consonant “y” change to “ies” = fly > flies
Note: there are some irregular plurals
Possessive Nounsshow ownership or possession
Examples
Nancy’s, bird’s, birds’, strawberry’s, strawberries’, fox’s, foxes’, child’s, children’s
Singular Possessive Nouns
show ONE person, place, thing, or idea owning or possessing something
Forming a singular possessive noun:
No matter what the ending of the noun is, just add an apostrophe and then an “s”
Examples
Fred’s dog, teacher’s pen, dog’s bone, toy’s battery
Plural Possessive Nouns
show TWO or MORE people, places, things, or ideas owning or possessing something
Forming a plural possessive noun:
1. make the noun plural
2. check the ending
3. if the plural form ends in “s”, only add an apostrophe EX: cats = cats’
4. if the plural does NOT end in “s”, add both an apostrophe and then an “s” EX: mice = mice’s
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