A word representing a person, place, thing, or idea. Noun A word representing a person, place, thing, or idea.

Person: child teacher Place: park school Thing: table disease Idea: kindness generosity

Nouns can be either concrete or abstract Nouns can be either concrete or abstract. Concrete nouns are objects that can be sensed; abstract nouns are concepts that cannot be touched or seen. Concrete: door desk television mountain Abstract: chemistry relaxation argument loneliness

Nouns can also be common or proper; proper nouns are specific examples of common nouns, and always have the first letter capitalized. Common nouns: state car park school Proper nouns: California Chevrolet Disneyland Quartz Hill High School

The plurals for most nouns are formed by adding –s or –es. --s --es book / books hero / heroes apple / apples potato / potatoes

Words that end in “y” have two rules when converting to plurals Words that end in “y” have two rules when converting to plurals. Sometimes you just add –s. Other times, you change the “y” to “i” and add –es. The letter directly in front of the “y” determines which way you form the plural. When the letter in front of the “y” is a vowel, you only add –s: donkey / donkeys jockey / jockeys When the letter in front of the “y” is a consonant, change the “y” to “i” and add –es: berry / berries tendency / tendencies