nouns. what is a noun? a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. student person place home thing...
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Nouns
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What is a noun?
A noun is a person , place, thing, or idea.
Student
Person
Place
Home
Thing
School bus
Idea
Love
Boy or girl
Class room
Chalk
Board
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Singular or Plural
A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.
A plural noun names more than one. Plural nouns are usually formed by adding “s” or “es”.
Singular: student bench hotel truth
Plural: students benches hotels truths
student
students
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Common noun: presidentProper noun: Ronald Reagan
Proper or CommonA proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or
idea.
A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea.
Common noun: lakeProper noun: Smith Lake
Common noun: carProper noun: Camaro
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Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns name things you can recognize with your senses.
Can I touch it
?
Can I smell it?
Can I taste it?Can I h
ear it?
Can I see it?
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Abstract NounsAbstract nouns name ideas, qualities, or feelings.
Success
Love
Sad
Excitement
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Collective NounsA collective noun gives a single name to a group
of individuals.
Rules:
1. When referring to a group as one unit, the noun is singular.
2. When referring to the individual members of the group the noun is plural.
Collective nouns:FamilyTeamCommitteeCrowdAudience
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Compound Nouns
Compound nouns are nouns that are made up of two or more words.
To form a plural of a compound noun written as one word, add “s” or “es”. Add “es” to words ending in ch, sh, s, x, and z.
doorknob + s = doorknobs
mailbox + es = mailboxes
sandwich + es = sandwiches
bathtub + s = bathtubs
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Compound Nouns
Compound nouns are nouns that are made up of two or more words.
When the compound noun is hyphenated or written as more than one word, make the most important part of the noun plural.
great-grandmother + s = great-grandmothers
sister-in-law + s = sisters-in-law
runner-up + s = runners-up
dining room + s = dining rooms
nursery rhyme + s = nursery rhymes
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Possessive Nouns
A possessive nouns names who or what owns or has something.
To form the possessive for all singular nouns and for plural nouns not ending in “s”, add an apostrophe and an “s”
A girl’s coat (girl + ‘s = girl’s)
Hans’s dog (Hans + ‘s = Hans’s)
children’s book (children + ‘s = children’s)
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Possessive Nouns
A possessive nouns names who or what owns or has something.
To form the possessive for all plural nouns already ending in “s”, add only an apostrophe ‘.
boys’ shoes (boys + ‘ = boys’)
bakeries’ cakes (bakeries + ‘ = bakeries’)
vegetables’ flavor (vegetables + ‘ = vegetables’)
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Nouns
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