1. Nouns

2. What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Student Person Place Home Thing School bus Idea Love Boy or girl Class room Chalk Board

3. Singular or Plural singular noun A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. plural noun A plural noun names more than one. Plural nouns are usually formed by adding “s” or “es”. Singular: student bench hotel truth Plural: students benches hotels truths student students

4. Common noun: president Proper noun: Ronald Reagan Proper or Common proper noun A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. common noun A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea. Common noun: lake Proper noun: Smith Lake Common noun: car Proper noun: Camaro

5. Concrete Nouns Concrete nouns Concrete nouns name things you can recognize with your senses. Can I touch it? Can I smell it? Can I taste it? Can I hear it? Can I see it?

6. Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, or feelings. Success Love Sad Excitement

7. Collective Nouns collective noun A collective noun gives a single name to a group of individuals.Rules: 1.When referring to a group as one unit, the noun is singular. 2.When referring to the individual members of the group the noun is plural. Collective nouns: FamilyTeamCommitteeCrowdAudience

8. Compound Nouns Compound nouns Compound nouns are nouns that are made up of two or more words. To form a plural of a compound noun written as one word, add “s” or “es”. Add “es” to words ending in ch, sh, s, x, and z. doorknob + s = doorknobs mailbox + es = mailboxes sandwich + es = sandwiches bathtub + s = bathtubs

9. Compound Nouns Compound nouns Compound nouns are nouns that are made up of two or more words. When the compound noun is hyphenated or written as more than one word, make the most important part of the noun plural. great-grandmother + s = great-grandmothers sister-in-law + s = sisters-in-law runner-up + s = runners-up dining room + s = dining rooms nursery rhyme + s = nursery rhymes

10. Possessive Nouns possessive nouns A possessive nouns names who or what owns or has something. To form the possessive for all singular nouns and for plural nouns not ending in “s”, add an apostrophe and an “s” A girl’s coat (girl + ‘s = girl’s) Hans’s dog (Hans + ‘s = Hans’s) children’s book (children + ‘s = children’s)

11. Possessive Nouns possessive nouns A possessive nouns names who or what owns or has something. To form the possessive for all plural nouns already ending in “s”, add only an apostrophe ‘. boys’ shoes (boys + ‘ = boys’) bakeries’ cakes (bakeries + ‘ = bakeries’) vegetables’ flavor (vegetables + ‘ = vegetables’)

12. Nouns The End