2. Noun: Person, place, thing, or idea EX: Beth, school, party, time

3. Kinds of nouns: *common *proper *concrete *abstract

4. Common Nouns: Names a non- specific or general noun EX: computer, keyboard Proper noun: Specific person, place, thing, or idea EX: Sally, Slidell

5. Abstract: Names things that you cannot see or touch EX: time, love Concrete: Names things that you can see or touch EX: desk

6. Identify the following nouns as common or proper and concrete or abstract: boat Beth love New York time man air Burger King Common, concrete Proper, concrete Common, abstract Proper, concrete Common, abstract Common, concrete Proper, concrete

8. Singular Nouns: Noun that names one person, place, or thing EX: letter

9. Plural Nouns: Noun that names more than one person, place, or thing. Use “s” or “es” to form plural nouns EX: letters, boxes

10. Make the following nouns plural: box fish desk crayon fox wall child goose sheep boxes fish desks crayons foxes walls children geese sheep

12. Possessive Nouns: Nouns that show ownership Form a possessive noun by adding ‘s or s’ EX: The boy’s game. The girls’ braclets.

13. Find the possessive noun in the sentence & identify what it owns: 1. Darrell’s sweater was thrown on the floor. 2. The dog’s collar was blue. 3. The cats’ bowls are empty.

15. Collective Nouns: Name a group of people or things EX: family, team, company

16. Compound Nouns: Noun that is made up of two or more words that act as a single noun EX: mother-in-law, cupful, living room

17. Label the following nouns collective or compound: company wheelchair runner-up make-up team tall tale crew club group artwork collective compound collective

19. Appositives: Word or group of words that immediately follows a noun and identifies or explains it. EX: Bingo, my dog, loves to play fetch.

20. Find the appositive in the sentence & identify what it renames: 1. Sarah, my friend, loves to ride her bike. 2.2. The Hobbit, my favorite book, is written by J.R. Tolken. 3. Christmas and my birthday both occur in December, my favorite month of the year.