ReviewMs. Morris/Mr. Ginn

NOUNSA noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or

idea.

The kinds of nouns we need to know are:

Common Nouns- The name of a general person, place, thing, or idea. Example – dog, school, book, town, city, boy, girl

Proper Nouns- The name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Example – Bob, Brunswick, Jane Macon Middle School, Cameron Road.

Abstract Nouns – Nouns that we cannot touch. Example – happiness, dreams, sadness.

Collective Nouns – a group of persons, places, things, or ideas. Example – Army, Navy, choir, band, team, class.

Plural Nouns – more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Example – boys, girls, books, cities.

Possessive Nouns – nouns that show ownership or possessiveness. Example – Tom’s shirt, Shae’s book. Use and ‘s or if the word is already plural and has an s then all the apostrophe after the s. Example – boys’ soccer team

Possessive Nouns – nouns that show ownership or possessiveness. Example – Tom’s shirt, Shae’s book. Use and ‘s or if the word is already plural and has an s then all the apostrophe after the s. Example – boys’ soccer team

NOTES ON NOUNS

We also have concrete nouns. Concrete Nouns - A concrete

noun is a person, animal, place, or thing that you can sense with your five senses. Examples: computer, book, mouse, rocket, book, room, school, house, clock, perfume, cloud, smoke

REMEMBER

Abstract Nouns An abstract noun is an idea,

emotion, feeling, or quality that cannot be detected by the five senses. Examples: education, love, speed, wisdom, beauty, sadness, communication

Compound Nouns ***Reminder: the word ‘compound’ means two or

more There are three forms of compound words: 1.the single word compound noun, in which

the words are melded together, such as firefly, secondhand, baseball, childlike, redhead, keyboard, makeup, notebook

2.the hyphenated word compound noun, such as daughter-in-law, master-at-arms, over-the-counter, six-year-old, mass-produced

3. and the separate word compound noun, such as New Jersey, post office, real estate, middle class, full moon, half sister, attorney general.

FUNCTION (JOB) OF NOUNS:Nouns have 6 jobs / roles in

sentences. They can only have one job / role at a time. If a noun is the object of a preposition, then it cannot be anything else!

1. Subject 2. Direct Object 3. Indirect Object 4. Object of the Preposition 5. Appositive 6. Predicate Noun

ALSO…..

Steps to find the Subject: 1. find the verb 2. ask who or what before the verb-

answer is the subject

Direct Object – (DO) noun or pronoun that names the receiver of a verbs action

**Must have an ACTION verb to have a DO or an IO!

Indirect Object – (IO) noun or pronoun that tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action is done

**Must have an ACTION verb to have a DO or an IO!

Steps to find DO / IO:1. Find the verb2. Action or linking verb? If action,

proceed to 33. Find subject (ask who or what

before the verb)4. Find DO (ask who or what AFTER

the verb)5. Find IO (ask to whom or what OR

for whom or what after the DO

MORE NOUN JOBS:Object of the Preposition – the noun

or pronoun that follows a preposition

Ex. I am tired of tests and quizzes!

WHAT IS AN APPOSITIVE? Appositive – a noun or pronoun that

comes after another noun or pronoun and identifies it in some way

Ex. Ms. Morris, our teacher, is silly.

WHAT IS A PREDICATE NOUN? Predicate Noun – Noun that comes after a linking verb that renames or identifies the subject

Ex. Ms. Morris is a teacher.

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