1. Nouns

2. Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
People
farmer
Alexander Graham Bell
Places
Chicago
waiting room
Things
flowers
keys
Ideas
success
happiness

3. Two basic kinds of nouns
Proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Alexander Graham Bell
Tarrytown
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”
Common noun names any one class of people, place, thing, or idea.
inventor
village
story

4. Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Common nouns can be either concrete or abstract.
Concrete nouns things that you can see or touch.
Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, or feelings that cannot be seen or touched.

5. Kinds of Nouns Common Proper Abstract Concrete truth document
Supreme Court
courage
crown
Queen Victoria
time
snow
December
history
museum
Museum of Anthropology
heritage
buffalo
Native American

6. Plural and Singular Nouns
Singular Noun:  When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular.   Examples:  boy, girl, book, church, box
Plural Noun:  When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural.   Examples:  boys, girls, books, churches

7. Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words.
A compound noun can be one word, like storybook; more than one word, like ice cream; or joined by hyphens, like runner-up.
USE a dictionary if necessary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8. Compound Nouns One Word Hyphenated More Than One Word housekeeper
mother-in-law
dining room
showcase
runner-up
ice cream
bookmark
great-grandmother
maid of honor
football
kilowatt-hour
music box

9. Plural Compound Nouns
To form the plural of compound nouns written as one word, add –s or –es. To form the plural of compound nouns that are hyphenated or written as more than one word, make the most important part of the compound noun plural.

10. Forming Plural Compound Nouns
Singular
Plural
One word
Follow plural rules.
Exception:
footballs
headlights strongboxes
rosebushes
passersby
Hyphenated
Make the most important part of the compound noun plural.
great-grandmothers runners-up
More than one word
maids of honor
music boxes

11. Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun names who or what owns or has something.
Possessive nouns can be common nouns or proper nouns. They can also be singular or plural. Notice the possessive nouns in the following sentences.
Rita has a book on history.
Rita’s book is new.

12. father’s car Dave’s book
Add an apostrophe and an –s to show the possessive of most singular nouns.
father’s car Dave’s book
Add just and apostrophe to show the possessive case of plural nouns ending in –s or –es.
dogs’ owner churches’ congregations

13. Add an apostrophe and –s to show the possessive case of plural nouns that do not end in –s or –es. the four men’s car the geese’s honking Add an apostrophe and –s (or just an apostrophe if the word is a plural ending in –s) to the last word of a compound noun to form the possessive. high school’s mascot Boy Scouts’ trip

14. Bibliography
Alfieri, Catherine. "Nounsense." Monroe County Women's Disability Network. Monroe County Women's Disability Network. Sept <
Carroll, Joyce A., Edward E. Wilson, and Gary Forlini. Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
Royster, Jacqueline J., and Mark Lester. Writer's Choice Grammar Workbooks : Teacher's Wraparound Edition. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1996.