Common, Proper, Concrete, Abstract, Possessive Nouns Common, Proper, Concrete, Abstract, Possessive
Definition A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea Mr. Johnson beach book knowledge
Example Maria and her cat are very nice. “Maria” is a person “cat” is a living object
Find the nouns! Mrs. Clapper loves her students. If you do your homework, you will receive a good grade. Don’t rush your work; take your time. A good effort will give you successful results.
Common Nouns -general names for non-specific nouns -words that should be in the dictionary -do NOT begin with capital letters Examples: city, car, boat, horse, chalk, desk
Proper Nouns special names for specific nouns -ALWAYS begin with a capital letter -a name that has been given to the person, place, or thing Example: Mrs. Clapper, Megan, New York City, Cleveland Cavaliers, Jackson Middle School
Common or Proper? christmas ohio bird cleveland browns rocket trevor softball
What is the pattern? A B table dog telephone pizza Mrs. Clapper dreams love anger courage peace
Which column would these words fit in? trust, dentist, yard A B beach dog telephone pizza Mrs. Clapper dreams love anger courage peace
Concrete vs Abstract Nouns
Concrete Nouns -“regular” nouns that can be experienced with the five senses (touch, see, taste, smell, hear) Examples: desk, clouds, spaghetti, perfume, Mrs. Clapper
Abstract Nouns -ideas or concepts -cannot be detected or experienced with the five senses Examples: love, happiness, fear, talent
Concrete or Abstract? pizza freedom puppy luck October Mrs. Gilbert
Possessive Nouns -Nouns that show ownership. -have an apostrophe. Example: Mrs. Clapper’s students are the best! Gabrielle’s love of books warms my heart! The dog’s bone was hidden in the couch.
How to Punctuate Possessive Nouns BrainPop!
Singular Nouns - Most Nouns -add an ’s even if the singular noun ends with an s, such as Arkansas or James ex: dog’s, James’s, flower’s
Singular - Two Nouns Share -add an ’s after the second noun only if they share one thing ex: Simba and Nala’s, Lilo and Stitch’s
Plural - Most Nouns -add an ’ after an existing s to make boys’ trucks’, etc ex: cats’, cars’
Plural - Don’t End in -s -add ’s ex: women’s, children’s, geese’s
Plural - Two Nouns Do Not Share -add ’s after each noun ex: Lisa’s and Molly’s dogs
Common or Proper? Possessive or not? My dog, Chief, loves to play with sticks in the backyard. Chief’s favorite snack is the muffins my grandmother makes for him. Chief thinks he is big and bad when he tries to herd the horses. The look on the horses’ faces show that they aren’t scared.
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