1. NOUNS Everything you wanted to know and MORE

2. What are Nouns? A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing or an idea Examples: Person: uncle, nurse, baby, Luisa Place: kitchen, mountain, website, Raleigh Thing: apple, tulip, seagull, desk Idea: knowledge, love, respect, appreciation

3. ALL Nouns Can be identified by all of the following charactertistics: Singular or Plural Common or Proper Concrete or Abstract

4. Some Nouns Can be identified as : Possessive and/or Collective

5. Singular or Plural? Nouns are either singular or plural, depending on whether they name one person, place, thing or idea (singular) or more than one (plural) Examples: – Singular: girl, student, teacher – Plural: girls, students, teachers

6. How to make a singular noun plural General Rule: – Simply add –s – Example: Singular: girl, street, door Plural: girls, streets, doors

7. How to make a singular noun plural Nouns that end in –s, -ch, -sh, -x, -z – Add –es to form the plural – Examples: Singular: dress, watch, ash, box Plural: dresses, watches, ashes, boxes

8. How to make a singular noun plural Nouns ending in –y preceded by a consonant – Change the –y to –i AND – Add –es to form the plural Examples: – Singular: jury, secretary, melody – Plural: juries, secretaries, melodies

9. How to make a singular noun plural Nouns ending in –y NOT preceded by a consonant – Add –s to form the plural Examples: – Singular: bay, boy, key – Plural: bays, boys, keys

10. How to make a singular noun plural Nouns ending in -f or –fe – Change the –f to –v – Add –s or –es Examples: – Singular: knife, life – Plural: knives, lives

11. How to make a singular noun plural Some nouns have irregular plurals: – Examples: man/men; child/children Some nouns do not change form from singular to plural: – Examples: fish/fish; sheep/sheep

12. Common and Proper Nouns A common noun is the general – not the particular – name of a person, place, thing or idea – Common noun is not capitalized unless it is the first word of a sentence. Examples: – Person: artist, uncle, poet – Place: country, lake, park – Thing: school, vehicle, play – Idea: era, religion, movement

13. Common and Proper Nouns A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing or idea – Proper nouns are always capitalized Examples: – Person: Michelangelo, Uncle Lew, Maya Angelou – Place: United States, Lake Superior, Yellowstone National Park – Thing: Durant Road Middle School, Jeep, Romeo and Juliet – Idea: Industrial Age, Judaism, Romanticism

14. Concrete and Abstract Nouns A concrete noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by one of the five senses – Examples: melody, stone, aroma, heat, desk, chair An abstract noun names an idea, quality or characteristic – Examples: attitude, dignity, sadness, loyalty

15. Possessive Nouns Shows ownership between two nouns – Add an apostrophe and –s to form the possessive of a singular noun, even one that ends with –s Example: the dress’s collar – Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s Example: the watches’ batteries

16. Possessive Nouns Use an apostrophe and –s to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s Example: the oxen’s stalls, the children’s books, the women’s trophies

17. Possessive Nouns When two nouns share ownership, only the second noun is punctuated to show ownership – Example: Sally and John are the older siblings of two brothers. This would be written as: Sally and John’s brothers The younger brothers « belong » to both Sally and John, but only the noun (John) closest to the noun « brothers » shows the possession

18. Possessive Nouns When two nouns do not share ownership, both possessive nouns are punctuated – Example: Sally and John are friends and each has a younger brother. This would be written as: Sally’s and John’s brothers This example shows that Sally has a brother or brothers and John has a brother or brothers

19. Collective Nouns Singular in form but names a group Examples: – Family, Audience, Committee, Band, Team, Flock, Troop, Herd

20. Collective Nouns Can be singular or plural – If you refer to the group as a whole acting together, the collective noun is singular Example: Our family is going to the beach for vacation. (The family is acting as one group going to the beach) Example: The committee announces its meeting schedule for the new year. (The committee meets as one group)

21. Collective Nouns Can be singular or plural – If you refer to the individual members of the group, then the noun is considered plural. Example: The jury are comparing their interpretations of the evidence. (Each member of the jury is sharing his/her thoughts with the other members of the jury). Example: The orchestra play their instruments with warmth. (Each member of the orchestra is playing his/her individual instrument).

22. Now What?? You’ve seen the presentation and you’ve taken notes Now you are ready for practice. You will need your composition books (open to the center), a pencil Now open the « Noun Practice » PowerPoint and follow the directions