Nouns Names a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person- Mrs Nouns Names a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person- Mrs. Wallace, Coach Wallace Place- South Habersham Middle School, neighborhood Thing- money, earrings, gum Idea- strength, intelligence, love, luck

Nouns can also be common and proper. -common nouns- names a person, place, or thing. (ex) girl, school, ring -proper nouns- names a specific person, place, or thing. (ex) Taylor, Wal-Mart, Meorial Day

army audience society team class committee company corporation Collective Nouns Nouns name people, places, and things. Collective nouns name groups [things] composed of members [usually people]. Examples: army audience society team class committee company corporation family

You classify concrete and abstract nouns by their ability to register on your five senses. If you can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel the item, it's a concrete noun. If, however, you cannot experience the item with any of your senses, it's abstract.

Here are two examples: Pizza is Godzilla's favorite food. Pizza = concrete because you can see, hear, smell, feel [though you get your fingers greasy], and, thankfully, taste it. Godzilla never tips the delivery boy from Papa John's; politeness is not one of Godzilla's strong points. Politeness = abstract [you cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or feel the quality itself].

Singular and Plural Singular = one Plural = more than one Sometimes we just add an s, sometimes an es, sometimes the whole word changes when we make a noun plural, and sometimes it just stays the same!

Singular Plural Child Children Toy Toys Box Boxes Class Classes

Possessive Nouns To possess something means to own it. A possessive noun shows ownership. We form possessive nouns with and apostrophe (‘). The woman’s hat blew off her head. Sally’s dog bites. The children’s voices were beautiful.

NOUNS Don’t worry- we’ll practice with nouns throughout the year. Try to recognize the different types of nouns around you!