NOUNS  COMMON NOUNS  PROPER NOUNS  PLURAL NOUNS  POSSESSIVE NOUNS

NOUN-DEFINED  Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. teacher lounge coffee happiness

NOUNS GENERAL EXAMPLES : PERSON(S): Mr.Bracey, athlete, student, chef PLACE(S): Michigan, school, India, farm, store

NOUNS GENERAL EXAMPLES: THING(S): apples, winter, dog, movie, pencil IDEA(S): (ABSTRACT) love, peace, courage,happiness, sadness

COMMON NOUNS  Common nouns are words that name a non-specific “common” person, place, thing, or idea.  Common nouns are never capitalized.

COMMON NOUNS EXAMPLES: PERSON(S): athlete, student, chef, teacher PLACE(S): school, farm, store, bank, home

COMMON NOUNS EXAMPLES: THING(S): apples, winter, dog, movie, pencil IDEA(S): love, peace, courage,happiness, sadness

PROPER NOUNS  Proper nouns are words that name a specific person, place, thing, or idea.  Proper nouns are always capitalized.

PROPER NOUNS EXAMPLES: PERSON(S): Mr. Bracey, George, Mary, Ben PLACE(S): Hart Middle School, Detroit, Mexico, Rochester

PROPER NOUNS EXAMPLES: THING(S): Skittles, Doritos, Reeboks IDEA(S): Not usually used as a proper noun.

PLURAL NOUNS  A plural noun means more than one.  Add an “s” to most nouns to make them plural.  Add “es” to nouns ending in “s,”“sh,” “ch,” “ss,” & “x.” EXAMPLES: building buildings class classes fox foxes

PLURAL NOUNS  Some nouns are irregular and change completely to form the plural. EXAMPLES: mouse mice man men child children goose geese

POSSESSIVE NOUNS  A possessive noun shows ownership.  They would normally be considered nouns but actually act as modifiers and are often used as adjectives to modify a noun or pronoun. The dog’s collar was torn. (The word dog’s acts like an adjective modifying the word collar.)

POSSESSIVE NOUNS  A singular noun is made to show possession by adding an apostrophe and the letter “s.” _ _ _ _ _ ’s  SINGULAR EXAMPLES: Mr. Bracey’s book (one Mr. Bracey) the cat’s bowl (one cat)

POSSESSIVE NOUNS  A plural noun that ends in an “s,” is made to show possession by adding only an apostrophe after the letter “s.”  If the plural noun does not end in “s,” add an apostrophe and an “s.”  PLURAL EXAMPLES: the buildings’ doors (2 + buildings) the men’s races (2 + men)

NOUN PRACTICE (1) 1.Nouns are a part of grammar. 2.Students attend school regularly. 3.Friendship is important. 4.You need to have the correct materials for class. 5.Mr. Bracey is watching.

NOUN PRACTICE (2) 1.The students went to the dance. 2.Students dance to have fun. 3.He plays in a band. 4.He plays a band instrument. 5.His friends band together in a group.