All about Nouns

Definition N ouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

Common Nouns name kinds of people, places or things (not specific ones) Examples girl, valley, continent, cave, city, school, bat, company

Proper Nouns n ame specific people, places, or things Examples Bob Smith, Mount Rushmore, Texas, Black Sea, Nike, Leaning Tower of Pisa

Abstract Nouns a re nouns that you can't perceive with your five senses such as ideas or qualities Examples peace, poverty, sorrow, self-esteem, hate, terror, dreams, social studies, freedom, hope

Countable Nouns a re nouns that you can count Examples chair, puppy, game, truck, city, novel, iPad, cup, voice, radio, marker, Stan, piano, strawberry

Non-count Nouns a re nouns that can’t be counted Examples grass, sand, hair, grain, snow, trash, art, ice

Compound Nouns a re made up of two or more words (words may or may not be hyphenated) Examples whiteboard, eyelash, New Jersey, baseball, ponytail, sunbeam, granddaughter, raindrop

Collective Nouns r efer to things or people as a unit or group Examples committee, police, government, board, class, team, swarm, congregation, herd, pack, brood

Singular Nouns n ame one person, place, thing, or idea Examples TV, telephone, bench, lamp, fork, rug, cabinet, teacher, surgeon, valley, school, pride, silence

Plural Nouns n ame two or more people, places, things, or ideas Examples tents, canaries, oxen, foxes, teeth, valleys, knives, geese, waltzes, fish, trees, joys

Rules for Plural Nouns Generally add “s” = cat > cats Ends in “s” add “es” = glass > glasses Ends in “ch” add “es” = church > churches Ends in “sh” add “es” = bush > bushes Ends in “x” add “es” = fox > foxes Ends in “z” add “es” = waltz > waltzes Ends in vowel “y” add “s” = boy > boys Ends in consonant “y” change to “ies” = fly > flies Note: there are some irregular plurals

Possessive Nouns show ownership or possession Examples Nancy’s, bird’s, birds’, strawberry’s, strawberries’, fox’s, foxes’, child’s, children’s

Singular Possessive Nouns show ONE person, place, thing, or idea owning or possessing something Forming a singular possessive noun: No matter what the ending of the noun is, just add an apostrophe and then an “s” Examples Fred’s dog, teacher’s pen, dog’s bone, toy’s battery

Plural Possessive Nouns show TWO or MORE people, places, things, or ideas owning or possessing something Forming a plural possessive noun: 1. make the noun plural 2. check the ending 3. if the plural form ends in “s”, only add an apostrophe EX: cats = cats’ 4. if the plural does NOT end in “s”, add both an apostrophe and then an “s” EX: mice = mice’s

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