PPT-1 Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

A common noun is a general person place or thing A proper noun refers to a particular person place or thing and is usually capitalized lizard Godzilla The Giggly Guide to Grammar . By: Kaley and Aimar. What is a common noun?. Common nouns are the general names of people, places, and things.. These types of nouns are usually not capitalized unless they are the first word of a sentence.. For most nouns add . s. .. cars, . horses. If a noun ends with . s. , . ch. , . sh. , . x. , or . z. , add . es. . . buses, . brushes. If a noun ends with . f. or . fe. , change the . f . to a . v. and add . Person. Place. Thing. Idea. Nouns. Person. : . Mr. Jenkins . is the happiest. teacher . around.. Place. : . They went to a . museum. in . Oklahoma. for their field trip. . Thing. : . There is a small . Kinds of Nouns. Mr. Bush. Kinds of Nouns. A. _________ is . a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.. You should know this already…. if you don’t you are behind…. see me to catch up.. Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives. Nouns. Nouns. are words, phrases, or clauses that name. Persons. Places. Things. Or ideas. 4 Tests of a Noun. To determine whether a word or group of words is a noun, check to see if you can answer yes to at least one question below:. NOUN. Singular Nouns. Girl. Switch. Hobby. Life. Goose. Fish . Plural Nouns. Girls (most add –s). Switches (add –. es. for endings in . s, . ch. , . sh. , x, z. ). Hobbies (change . y. to . i. Project LA Activity. WITH ADDED SLIDES . BY WBR Schools. Look at the singular and plural nouns below. How are they different?. SINGULAR. PLURAL. computer. computers. bottle. bottles. bush. bushes. child. Nouns. A . noun . is a word that names a . person, place, thing . or . idea.. Common and Proper Nouns. A . common noun . is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are usually not capitalized.. “Nouns are the stuff in writing. In terms of writer’s craft, the well-chosen noun can be all the difference between . bug. and . cockroach. , or the writer saying “stuff” instead of a list of items that reveal something about a character or setting. Naming names gives the reader an exact image on which to focus.”. Nouns: Plurals & Contractions. Definition. A. . SINGULAR. . noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.. A. . PLURAL. . noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.. Plural nouns. Nouns. Nouns are naming words.. A noun names something.. Most nouns fall into four main groups:. People. Places. Things. Ideas. Examples. People. Places. Things. Ideas . Veterinarian. Lake Mead. Bumblebee. Person. Place. Thing. Idea. Types of Nouns . Common/ Proper. Abstract/ Concrete. Collective. Human/ Non-Human. Plural/ Singular. A noun will always be a person, place, thing or idea! . Common/ Proper Nouns . Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person—George Washington, teacher, chef Place—Grand Canyon, city, kitchen A noun is a naming word. A noun names . a. . person. a. . place. a. . thing. There are two kinds of nouns. Proper Nouns and Common Nouns. . common nouns. A noun that names any person, place, or thing is called a .