noun is a person place thing or idea Student Person Place Home Thing School bus Idea Love Boy or girl Class room Chalk Board Singular or Plural A singular noun names one person place thing or idea ID: 629685
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NounsSlide2
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
BoardSlide3
Singular or Plural
A
singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.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
studentsSlide4
Common noun: president
Proper noun: Ronald Reagan
Proper or Common
A
proper noun
names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea.
Common noun: lake
Proper noun: Smith Lake
Common noun: car
Proper noun:
CamaroSlide5
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?Slide6
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns
name ideas, qualities, or feelings.
Success
Love
Sad
ExcitementSlide7
Collective Nouns
A
collective noun gives a single name to a group of individuals.Rules:When referring to a group as one unit, the noun is singular.
When referring to the individual members of the group the noun is plural.
Collective nouns:
Family
Team
Committee
CrowdAudienceSlide8
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 sandwi
ch + es = sandwiches bathtub + s = bathtubsSlide9
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-grandmother
s sister-in-law + s = sisters-in-law
runner-up + s = runners-up dining room + s = dining room
s nursery rhyme + s = nursery rhymesSlide10
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)Slide11
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’)
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Nouns
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