1. Nouns
Can’t live without ‘em!

2. What is a noun?
Person
Place
Thing
Idea
emotion

3. Nouns name people, things, places, ideas, emotions

4. There are several types of nouns: (see page 310, Resourcelines 9/10)
Concrete
Abstract
Proper
Common
Compound
Singular
Plural
Possessive
collective

5. 1. Concrete nouns
name something physical that can be perceived by the senses
Examples:
student, doctor, librarian, custodian (people)
town, park, country, field (places)
flower, classroom, snow (things)

6. 2. Abstract Nouns
Name things that one cannot see, hear, smell, taste or touch
Examples:
love, joy, sadness, jealousy (emotions)
peace, patience, prosperity, time, collaboration (ideas or qualities)

7. 3. Proper Nouns name particular people, places, things or ideas
begin with capital letters
Examples:
Jeremy Wotherspoon, Hailey Wickenheiser, Patrick Chan, Jennifer Heil
Elmira, Vancouver, South Africa, Illyria
Christmas, Canada Day, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism

8. 4. Common Nouns
are named in a non-specific or general way (not capitalized)
Eg. car, boat, mountain, city, religion, athlete, student

9. 5. Compound Nouns
Consist of more than one word and are written as one word, joined with a hyphen
Examples: sister-in-law, well-wisher, jack-o’-lantern, bull’s-eye, secretary-general

10. 6. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular Nouns:
One of something
Examples: bird, calf, sheep, fox
Plural Nouns:
More than one of something
Examples: birds, calves, sheep, foxes

11. Spelling Plural Nouns See page 318, Resourcelines
Add “s”: school – schools; book – books
Add “es” to nouns ending in ch, s, sh, x, z: atlas – atlases; fox – foxes; watch – watches; wish – wishes
Change y to i and add es: butterfly – butterflies; apology – apologies; library – libraries; company - companies

12. Spelling Plural Nouns, cont’d.
Change f to v and add es: calf – calves; knife – knives; half – halves; leaf – leaves
If a noun ends in a vowel + o, add s: stereo – stereos
If a noun ends in consonant + o, add es: hero – heroes; echo – echoes; potato – potatoes; tomato – tomatoes; Exceptions: pianos, sopranos, solos, altos, banjos

13. Plural Nouns, Cont’d.
To form the plural of a compound noun, add s to the most important word: mother-in-law mothers-in-law; passer-by passers-by; man-of-war  men-of-war
Some nouns use the same word for the singular and plural: sheep, series, fish
Some nouns have irregular plurals: child – children; foot – feet; tooth – teeth; goose – geese; octopus – octopi; crisis – crises; medium - media

14. 7. Possessive Nouns page 319, Resourcelines 9/10
show ownership or possession
To form the possessive of a singular noun, add ‘s:
one boy’s knapsack
the school’s rules
Jaime’s book
the child’s toy

15. Possessive Nouns, cont’d.
To form the possessive of a plural nouns that end in s, add an apostrophe only:
the heroes’ ship
the lawyers’ club
the teachers’ lounge
the students’ textbooks
the referees’ schedules

16. Possessive Nouns, cont’d.
To form the possessive of plural nouns not ending in s, add ‘s:
The children’s toys
The men’s washroom
The women’s washroom
The sheep’s wool
The media’s attention

18. Sometimes the “thing owned” is implied (assumed):
Example:
East Side Mario’s restaurant
Shoeless Joe’s restaurant
Starbuck’s coffee bar

20. Collective Nouns A noun that is singular in form but indicates a group
Examples: flock, band, class, committee, gaggle (of geese), herd (of cattle), pod (of whales); geek (of engineers); gang (of hoodlums)

21. Food for thought!