Grammar Skills Theme 3

Nouns Nouns name a person, place, thing, or an idea. There are 2 types of nouns. A Common Noun names any person, place, thing or idea. Common nouns begin with a lowercase letter unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence. Examples: dog, house, mother, dream A Proper Noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Names of magazines, newspapers, works of art, musical compositions, and organizations are also proper nouns. Begin each important word of a proper noun with a capital letter. Examples: Mrs. King, The White House, Earth Day

Singular & Plural Nouns A Singular Noun names one person, place, thing or idea. Examples: fly, house, box, dream A Plural Noun names 2 or more people, places, things, or ideas. Plural nouns have many spelling rules.

Possessive Nouns Possessive Nouns show ownership. There are 2 forms of possessive nouns. A Singular Possessive Noun is formed by adding an apostrophe (') + -s to singular nouns. Examples: dog's, Michelle's, park's A Plural Possessive Noun is formed by adding an apostrophe (') to plural nouns, but have specific spelling rules. 1. If the plural noun ends in -s, make it plural possessive by adding an apostrophe after the -s. Examples: girls', students', books‘ 2. If the plural noun does not end in -s, make it plural possessive by adding an apostrophe + -s. Examples: deer's, women's, children's

Pronouns & Antecedents Pronouns are words that take the place of one or more nouns. The noun or nouns in which the pronoun in replacing or referring to is called the Antecedent. IYou HeShe HimHer TheyThem ItWe Meus