1. Noun and Verb Review
Sept. 18th

2. Creativity Nouns Definition: person, place, thing, or idea
Noun Town Video
Great Wall of China
golfer
television
Creativity

3. Common Vs. Proper Common nouns are general. Proper nouns are specific.
They are also capitalized.
Make these common nouns proper:
teacher
state
candy bar

4. Singular Vs. Plural Singular refers to one.
Plural refers to two or more.
Remember, a word does not have to end in an “s” to be plural.
Come up with 3 nouns that are plural but do not end in an “s”.
Not all words that end in “s” will be plural.
Come up with at least 2 examples.

5. Collective
Collective nouns give one name to an entire group of people or things.
How are collective nouns different from plural nouns?
herd of cattle
team of players

6. Concrete Vs. Abstract
Concrete nouns can be observed with the 5 senses.
People and places are always concrete.
Abstract nouns cannot be observed with the 5 senses.
Ideas are always abstract.

7. Verbs Verbs are action or state of being words.
These are words what can be done or what is.
Lights! Camera! Action Verb! Video

8. Linking Vs. Helping
A linking verb links the subject of the sentence to some description of it in the predicate.
Helping verbs form verb phrases.
Do the chant:
Being
Be, am been.
Is, are, was, were,
Have, has, had.
Do, does, did.
May, might, must.
Can, could, shall, should,
Will, would, seem.