1. Nouns, Nouns, and more Nouns!

2. What’s a Noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea (overarching category with different types)
Example: Bigfoot’s crazy cousin stumbled through the woods.
Identify the nouns
Answers: Bigfoot, cousin, woods

3. Singular vs. Plural Singular noun: one person, place, thing, or idea
Plural: more than one person, place, thing, or idea
Example: The J-Hawks won the football game by 13 points.
Identify the singular and plural nouns.
Answer:
Singular: game
Plural: J-Hawks, points

4. Common vs. Proper
Common noun: a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea
Proper noun: name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea (names, cities, and specific locations which require a capital letter)
Examples: The J-Hawks won the football game.
Identify the common and proper nouns
Answer:
Common: game
Proper: J-Hawks

5. Collective Nouns
Collective nouns: name of a group of people or things.
Example: The gaggle of geese flew over the herd of cattle.
Identify the collective nouns.
Answer: gaggle, herd

6. Compound Nouns
Compound nouns: a single noun formed from two or more words
Example: He left a big footprint and lots of dirt, so we threw it in the trashcan.
Answers: footprint, trashcan

7. Concrete vs. Abstract
Concrete: name of something perceived by the senses.
You can touch it or put it in a box.
Abstract: name of an idea, quality or state
Intangible
Example: Bigfoot fell in love with a cat who trembled in fear.
Answer:
Concrete: Bigfoot, cat
Abstract: love, fear

8. Possessive Nouns
Possessive: a noun that shows ownership or relationship
Example: The student’s book was knocked off of Miss Kingery’s desk.
Answers: student’s book, Miss Kingery’s desk