common proper singular plural nouns

7/28/2019 Common Proper Singular Plural Nouns

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A noun is a word

that names a:person

place

thingidea


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Common NounA noun that names

any:person

placethingIdea

not capitalized

HmmmHmmm--------------


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Proper NounA noun that names

a specific:person

placethingIdea

Capitalized

TimmyTimmy

Happy ValleyHappy Valley

ChurchChurch

Mr.Mr. GattiGattissPizzaPizza

NewtonNewtons Theory of Gravitys Theory of Gravity


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REMEMBER!

PROPER NOUNS dont usually take determiners a and the.

I went to J amaica for holiday. NOT: I went to the J amaica for holiday

Have you read Hamlet? NOT: Have you read the Hamlet?

I would love to meet Tina Turner.NOT: I would love to meet the Tina Turner.


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Singular Noun

A noun that namesone:

person

placething

idea

This job could be dangerous!This job could be dangerous!


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Plural NounA noun that names

more than one:person

placethingidea


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Collective Noun

A noun that namesa group of:

people

things


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TYPES OF WORDSTYPES OF WORDS

OPEN WORDS CLOSED WORDS

You can always add new words

to this class of words. A hundred

years ago people didnt know what

a computer was and 40 years ago

not many people downloadedanything. In time, new nouns, verbs,

adjectives and adverbs wil l appear.

You cant add any new words

to this

group. For example, in English

we

have 8 personal pronouns (I,you, he,

she, it, we, you, they) and i t

wouldnt

be possible to add another

pronounto this set.


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Possessive NounA noun that

shownsownershipor possession.


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Nouns Count nouns and Noncountnouns

Count nouns: Nouns that we can count (one pencil,

two pencils, three pencils). They can be singular orplural (a book, two books).

Noncountnouns: Nouns that we can not count.They have no plural. Example: bread, cheese, ice-

cream, yogurt.

Putaor an before singular nouns. Do not use the articlesaor an with noncountnouns.


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NounsConcrete and abstract nouns

Abstract nouns: Something you can not perceivethrough any of your five senses.

Concrete nouns: Something you can perceive withyour five senses (see, touch, taste, hear or smell).


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Compound nouns

Made up of two or more words acting as a

single unit.Types:

1. Separate words: coffee table

2. Hyphenated words: editor-in-chief

3. Combined words: battlefield

Nouns


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Can you identify

the type of nounin each of these

sentences? Clickthe correct answer.


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Rubi walked to thestorestorelate yesterday. What type

of noun is store?Proper nounPlural noun

Common noun


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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!

Try again.


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That is correct!


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Thecommitteecommitteemet atJ ava room. What type of

noun iscommittee?Proper nounCollective noun

Common noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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We went to AegisAegis. Whattype of noun isAegis?

Proper nounPlural noun

Common noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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Connie carried heavyboxesboxesof Tupperware

What type of noun isboxes?

Proper noun

Plural nounCommon noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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Princess read only onebookbook last week. What type

of noun isbook ?Singular nounPlural noun

Common noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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TintinTintinssbook was veryinteresting. What type of

noun isTintins?Possessive nounPlural noun

Collective noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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Thegroupgroup has to do thepresentation on Monday.

What type of noun isgroup?

Proper noun

Collective nounPlural noun


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Try again.


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That is correct!


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Everyone liked FrankeeFrankeesscellfone.What type of noun

isFrankees?

Proper noun

Plural nounPossessive noun

Th t i i t! Y


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That is incorrect! You

haveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!

Try again.

Th t i i t! Y


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That is incorrect! You

haveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!

(but actually it could beproper).


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That is correct!


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Click on the propernoun(s) in this sentence.

EveryoneEveryone inTonyTonyss

jeepneyjeepneywas late forschoolschool onMondayMonday.


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The word, Tonys is apossessive noun. Try

again.


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The word schoolschool is acommon noun.Try again.


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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness! The

word EveryoneEveryoneis acollective noun. Try

again.


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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness! The

wordjeepneyjeepney is acommon noun. Try

again.


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That is correct! Mondayis the name of a specific

noun.


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You have survived NounMadness!

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