1. Nothing but Nouns

2. Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
A noun is often “clued” by the words “an” “a” and “the”
An ape on the bike hit a bird with a rock at the end of the long road.
We will learn about:
concrete nouns and abstract nouns.
common nouns and proper nouns
singular nouns and plural nouns.
collective nouns
possessive nouns

3. Rockin’ Out with NOUNS! Let’s see a mini introduction to NOUNS!
Remember some of the nouns you see…
Feel free to sing along!

4. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea…
Idea/Feeling
girl
Iselin
toy
love
Mr. Robbins
city
tree
happiness
nurse
back yard
arm
freedom
Sam
San Francisco
couch
honesty
boy
mountain
monster
commitment
man
Asbury Park
Big Foot
kindness
president
Iselin Middle School
Apple Computer
democracy

5. Concrete and Abstract Nouns

6. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns
A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced with your five senses. You can touch, smell, see, hear or taste a concrete noun.
An abstract noun can not be experienced with your five senses. An abstract noun exists, but you cannot see it, taste it, smell it, touch it or hear it.

7. Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun can be experienced with one or more of your five senses.
An orange is a concrete noun. You can see an orange, taste one, smell one, touch one.
A whistle is a concrete noun. You can hear it and see hit and touch it.

8. Find the concrete nouns in the following sentences.
I found the dog in the park next to school.
Katie showed Billy the picture of
his new computer.

9. Abstract Nouns Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,
Abstract nouns aren’t detected by your five senses.
Honesty is an example of an abstract noun.
What color is honesty? You don't know because you cannot see it.
What texture is honesty? Who knows? You cannot touch it.
What flavor is honesty? No clue! You cannot taste it!
Does it make a sound? Of course not!
Does it smell? Not a bit! Honesty is an abstract noun!
Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,
sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyalty
pain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence

10. Find the abstract nouns in the following sentences.
The teacher had trust in her students.
There was a lot of excitement
the week before the Christmas holidays.
The trumpet player had great talent.

11. YOUR TURN…Find the concrete and abstract nouns…
The mother felt love for her baby and she had much happiness when the child laughed while playing with the toy.
The soldier held his gun tightly as he walked into the city. He felt hatred for his enemy but dreaded the thought of causing pain. He hated war and wished he could go home.
Angie was sad that her friend Lily was moving to Florida. She was filled with sorrow at the thought of losing her friendship.
She looked at her watch. Where had the time gone? She had spent all night on the computer doing her homework!

12. Common and Proper Nouns

13. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns
A common noun is an ordinary person, place or thing. A common noun is not capitalized. (boy, city, house)
A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing. A proper noun is capitalized. (Sam, Iselin, The White House)
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14. Common Noun and Proper Noun
holiday = common noun
Valentine’s Day = proper noun

15. Common Noun and Proper Noun
tower = common noun
Eiffel Tower = proper noun

16. Common Noun and Proper Noun
doctor = a common noun
Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun

17. Common and Proper Nouns
doctor
lady
building
city
shoe
college
girl
boy
Dr. Paine
Mrs. Jones
The Capital Building
Woodbridge, N.J.
Adidas
Rivier College
Mary
James

18. Singular and Plural Nouns

19. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular means ONE
ONE crazy guy…
Plural means MORE THAN ONE
TWO crazy guys…
There are rules to making
Singular nouns into plural nouns.
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20. Singular or Plural? cats baby church tables books Bus man oranges dog
bananas

21. If a noun ends with “s” “x” “ch” or “sh”, add “ES” to make it plural:
buses x
taxes ch
benches sh
dishes
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22. Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:
lady
Ladies
fry
fries
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23. Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:
calf
calves
knife
knives
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24. Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural
Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s:
kangaroo
kangaroos
potato
potatoes
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25. Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
sheep
deer

26. Some nouns change completely when made plural:
man
men
goose
geese

27. Some nouns don’t fit the rules…
Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies.
That’s just the English Language for you!

28. Noun type
Forming the plural
Example
Ends with -fe
Change f to v then Add -s
knife - knives life - lives wife - wives
Ends with -f
Change f to v then Add -es
half - halves wolf - wolves loaf - loaves
Ends with -o
Add -es
potato - potatoes tomato - tomatoes volcano - volcanoes
ends with -us
Change -us to -i
cactus - -cacti nucleus - nuclei
ALL KINDS
Change the vowel or Change the word or Add a different ending
man - men foot - feet child - children person - people tooth - teeth mouse - mice
Unchanging
Singular and plural are the same
sheep deer fish

29. Can you make these nouns plural?
half
foot
piano
spy
brush

30. Can you make these nouns plural?
halves
feet
pianos
spies
brushes

31. Can you make these nouns plural?
mouse
memo
shelf
leaf
child

32. Can you make these nouns plural?
mice
memos
shelves
leaves
children

33. Can you make these nouns plural?
thief
woman
fish
photo
die

34. Can you make these nouns plural?
thieves
women
fish
photos
dice

35. Collective Nouns…
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36. Collective Nouns…
When you collect something, you put together a group of more than one.
Collective means a group. Collective nouns are “groups of something.”
Here are some collective nouns:
herd fleet colony tribe pack family team flock
group army mob class

37. I believe that belongs to me…
Possessive Nouns…
I believe that belongs to me…

38. I am Bob and this is my towel.
Possessive Nouns…
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To “possess” means to own or to have.
I am Bob and this is my towel.

39. Possessive Nouns… To show ownership, an apostrophe is used.
Most people have a hard time putting the apostrophe in the correct place!
The rule for the apostrophe depends on whether the noun is singular or plural.

40. Possessive Singular Nouns
Use an apostrophe with -s for possessives of singular nouns. SINGULAR MEANS ONE.
Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s:
Frank’s crayon
my friend’s dad
Robert Frost’s poetry
today's weather report
the boss's problem
Star Jones's talk show
That boy’s shirt
I am one boy and this is my shirt.
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41. Possessive Plural Nouns
Use an apostrophe without an -s for most possessives plural nouns. PLURAL MEANS MORE THAN ONE.
To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an apostrophe:
the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls)
the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students)
the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons)
If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s:
women's conference (the conference belonging to the women)
the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children)
the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)

42. Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive
Basically….
The project belonging to more than one student: (plural)
The students’ project
The apostrophe comes after the s.
The project belonging to one student: (singular)
The student’s project
The apostrophe comes before the s.
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43. Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive
Finally….
The shoes belonging to many women:
WOMEN’S SHOES
The apostrophe comes before the s because the noun is a collective group and has no s on the end. It would be “ladies’ shoes if the base word was lady.:
Lady’s shoes (the shoes belonging to one lady)
Ladies’ shoes (the shoes belonging to more than one lady.
The shoes belonging to one woman:
WOMAN’S SHOES

44. Can you make this sentence possessive?
Adam owns that car.

45. Answer:
That is Adam's car.

46. Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'
B. Sethes
C. Seths
D. Seth's

47. Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'
B. Sethes
C. Seths
D. Seth's

48. Which answer best fits in the blank?
The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.
A. flys
B. flies
C. flie's
D. fly's

49. Which answer best fits in the blank?
The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.
A. flys
B. flies
C. flie's
D. fly's

50. Which answer best fits in the blank?
The ____________________ skin is red.
A. tomatoes
B. tomato's
C. tomatos'
D. tomatos's

51. Which answer best fits in the blank?
The ____________________ skin is red.
A. tomatoes
B. tomato's
C. tomatos'
D. tomatos's

52. Which answer best fits in the blank?
Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house.
A. hamsters'
B. hamsters
C. hamster's
D. hamsterers

53. Which answer best fits in the blank?
Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house.
A. hamsters'
B. hamsters
C. hamster's
D. hamsterers

54. Which answer best fits in the blank?
Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
A. sister's
B. sisters
C. sisteres
D. sister'

55. Which answer best fits in the blank?
Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
A. sister's
B. sisters
C. sisteres
D. sister'

56. Which answer best fits in the blank?
I borrowed ___________
sweater.
A. Jane's
B. Janes
C. Jane
D. Janes'

57. Which answer best fits in the blank?
I borrowed _________
sweater.
A. Jane's
B. Janes
C. Jane
D. Janes'
I am Jane and
this is my sweater.