nouns naming words one two three four 4 knds of nouns
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nounsnaming words
OneTwo
ThreeFour
4 knds of nouns
What’s in a noun?
• Everything has a name.• That name is nounEx. babble, lullaby, softness, smoothness,
roughness, love, patriotism, heroism, Tom Hanks, masala, avocado, Mount Kachenjunga, Fox Lake
Root: nomen (Latin)= name, nombre. nominal (just in name), nominate (suggest a
name) misnomer (wrong name), nomenclature (scientific name)
KINDS OF NOUNS
• COMMON meaning “any one”. boy, girl • PROPER specific to one. Mississippi• COLLECTIVE a collection. class, army, choir • ABSTRACT a feeling, quality. goodness
Singular & Plural Nouns
SINGULAR• one book
• one box, bush
• one man, foot
• one half, one child
PLURAL• two books
• two boxes, bushes
• two men, feet
• two halves, two children
NOUN AS SUBJECT
• PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA THAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT
• Freedom should not be taken for granted.
• Frank and Elise wanted to attend the lecture.
• The flavor of parsnips is improved by roasting.
• The students of Kelvyn Park are amazing.
NOUN AS OBJECTOF A SENTENCEOBJECT IS RECEIVER OF THE
ACTIONJuan hit the door.Mary reads poems
• DIRECT OBJECT(Wrote what?)Maria wrote a check.She gave me a candy.
SUBJECT IS DOER OF THE ACTION
Birds fly.Girls giggle.
• INDIRECT OBJECT:(Wrote to whom?)Maria wrote Jose a check.She gave me a candy.
NOUN AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITIONA NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A PREPOSITION is
called the object of the preposition.
• The cat on the fence wanders among the houses.
• The students of Kelvyn Park are hardworking.
Note: The object of a preposition is never the subject of the sentence.
NOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A VERBAL
Planning an attack, the children hid in a cave.
Noun that follows a gerund
Noun that follows a participle
Running the mile is a requirement.
Noun that follows an infinitive
To kill an animal is a crime
NOUN AS A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB that restates or stands for the subject: IS, WAS, AM, ARE, WERE.
Tiger Woods is a leader.The fans were an embarrassmentDehydration became a threat.Mr. A is our teacher.
Summary
• 4 kinds of nouns: common, proper, collective, & abstract
• Have singular & plural forms• Used as subject, object, &
predicate nominative• Used as object of preposition &
object of a verbal
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