Amanda KosinEDU 653

WHAT IS A NOUN?

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

Person Thing IdeaPlace

common noun A common noun names a person, place, or thing.

A common noun is not capitalized.

A common noun does not name anything specific ……

doctor hospital medicine

Proper Noun

A Proper Noun names a person, place, or thing.

A Proper Noun is capitalized.

A Proper Noun names something specific…...

Dr. Amanda Kosin

Everest Hospital

Flu Vaccination

singular noun

A singular noun names a person, place, or thing.

A singular noun names only one of the following.

A singular noun may be common or Proper.

The ending of a singular noun does not change.

baby playground block

plural noun

A plural noun names a person, place, or thing.

A plural noun names more than one of the following.

A singular noun may be common or Proper.

The ending of a plural noun does change.

babies

play grounds

blocks

plural endings…..

Add –es to form the plural of singular nouns that end in s, sh, ch, or x.

To form the plural of nouns in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add –es.

To form the plural of nouns ending in a vowel and y, and add –s.

enemy – enemies box – boxes inch – inches moss – mosses valley – valleys snake – snakes patch – patches country – countries baby – babies

abstract noun

An abstract noun is a noun that expresses feeling, emotion, or an idea.

An abstract noun is “untouchable”.

crying happy discussing

collective noun

A collective noun defines objects into groups, classes, or members.

A collective noun can be singular or plural.

A collective noun can be common or Proper.

herd classes army

concrete noun

A concrete noun refers to an object that can be seen, felt, or heard.

A concrete noun can singular or plural.

A concrete noun can be common or Proper.

space cold music

compound noun

A compound noun is a noun – person, place, or thing – that is made up of two or more words.

A compound word can be singular or plural.

A compound word can be common or Proper.

Mother-in-Law toothpaste greenhouse

Let’s practice….

Identify the common nouns in this sentence (hint – there are two).

The boy ran home after school.

Identify the Proper noun in this sentence (hint – there are three).

Sunday is Halloween and Susie is dressing up as a witch.

Identify the singular nouns in this sentence.

The ball was a birthday present.

Identify the plural nouns in this sentence.

The puppies kept wagging their tails.

and practice…..

Identify the abstract noun in the sentence.

The baby started crying when she became hungry.

Identify the collective noun in the sentence.

Brian’s classes were cancelled due to the weather.

Identify the concrete noun in the sentence.

The music on the elevator was soothing.

Identify the compound noun in the sentence.

His teacher needed toothpaste to conduct the experiment.

and practice….

Write the correct plural noun in each sentence.

1. We walked over the hill to the avoid the ditch. ___ditches___

2. The baby only cry when she is hungry. ____cries____

3. There were two box on the doorstep. ____boxes_____

4. The team ended their season with four loss. ____losses____

5. There are seven day in the week. _____days_____

Match

Nouns

① common

② Proper

③ Singular

④ Plural

⑤ Abstract

⑥ Collective

⑦ Concrete

⑧ Compound

.

Everest Hospital

B.

A.

C.

D. G.

H.

F.

E.

Answers

1. A

2. B

3. F

4. H

5. G

6. E

7. D

8. C

Review A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

There are several types of nouns. The types discussed today are:

① common – names a general person, place, or thing.

② Proper – names a specific person, place, or thing.

③ Singular – names one person, place, or thing.

④ Plural – names more than one person, place, or thing.

⑤ Abstract – expresses a feelings, emotions, or ideas.

⑥ Collective – defines objects into groups, classes, or members.

⑦ Concrete – refers to an object that can be seen, felt, or heard.

⑧ Compound - is a noun – person, place, or thing – that is made up of two or more words.

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