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Page 1: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Nothing but Nouns

Page 2: Nothing but Nouns 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.

NounsA 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

Page 3: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Rockin’ Out with NOUNS!

• Let’s see a mini introduction to NOUNS!• Remember some of the nouns you see…• Feel free to sing along!

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

Person Place Thing 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

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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Page 6: Nothing but Nouns 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.

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.

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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.

Page 8: Nothing but Nouns 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.
Page 9: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Abstract Nouns

Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyaltypain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence

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!

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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!

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Common and Proper Nouns

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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)

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Common Noun and Proper Noun

• holiday = common noun• Valentine’s Day = proper noun

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• tower = common noun• Eiffel Tower = proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun

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• doctor = a common noun• Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun

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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

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Singular and Plural Nouns

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Singular and Plural Nouns• Singular means ONE• ONE crazy guy…

• Plural means MORE THAN ONE• TWO crazy guys…

• There are rules to makingSingular nouns into plural nouns.

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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If a noun ends with “s” “x” “ch” or “sh”, add “ES” to make it plural:• s–buses

• x– taxes

• ch–benches

• sh–dishes

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:• lady–Ladies

• fry–fries

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:

• calf–calves

• knife–knives

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Page 24: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s:

• kangaroo–kangaroos

• potato–potatoes

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Page 25: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:

• sheep–sheep

• deer–deer

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Some nouns change completely when made plural:

• man–men

• goose–geese

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Some nouns don’t fit the rules…• Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies.

That’s just the English Language for you!

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Noun type Forming the plural Example

Ends with -fe Change f to vthenAdd -s

knife - kniveslife - liveswife - wives

Ends with -f Change f to vthenAdd -es

half - halveswolf - wolvesloaf - loaves

Ends with -o Add -es potato - potatoestomato - tomatoesvolcano - volcanoes

ends with -us Change -us to -i cactus - -cactinucleus - nuclei

ALL KINDS

Change the vowelorChange the wordorAdd a different ending

man - menfoot - feetchild - childrenperson - peopletooth - teethmouse - mice

Unchanging Singular and pluralare the same

sheepdeerfish

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. half2. foot3. piano4. spy5. brush

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. halves2. feet3. pianos4. spies5. brushes

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mouse2. memo3. shelf4. leaf5. child

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mice2. memos3. shelves4. leaves5. children

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thief2. woman3. fish4. photo5. die

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thieves2. women3. fish4. photos5. dice

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Collective Nouns…

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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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 flockgroup army mob class

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Possessive Nouns…

I believe that

belongs to me…

Page 38: Nothing but Nouns 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.

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.

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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.

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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 dadRobert 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.

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Possessive Plural NounsUse 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)

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Singular Possessive vs. Plural PossessiveBasically….

The project belonging to one student: (singular)

The student’s project

The apostrophe comes before the s.

The project belonging to more than one student: (plural)

The students’ project

The apostrophe comes after the s. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive

Finally….

The shoes belonging to one woman:

WOMAN’S SHOES

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.

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Can you make this sentence possessive?

•Adam owns that car.

Page 45: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Answer:

•That is Adam's's car.

Page 46: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

____________ bicycle is broken.

A. Seths'B. SethesC. SethsD. Seth's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

____________ bicycle is broken.

A. Seths'B. SethesC. Seths

D.D. Seth'sSeth's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.A. flysB. fliesC. flie'sD. fly's

Page 49: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.A. flys

B. fliesfliesC. flie'sD. fly's

Page 50: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

The ____________________ skin is red.A. tomatoesB. tomato'sC. tomatos'D. tomatos's

Page 51: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

The ____________________ skin is red.A. tomatoes

B. tomato'stomato'sC. tomatos'D. tomatos's

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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. hamstersC. hamster'sD. hamsterers

Page 53: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house.A. hamsters'hamsters'B. hamstersC. hamster'sD. hamsterers

Page 54: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.A. sister'sB. sistersC. sisteresD. sister'

Page 55: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.A. sister'ssister'sB. sistersC. sisteresD. sister'

Page 56: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

I borrowed ___________ sweater.

A. Jane'sB. JanesC. JaneD. Janes'

Page 57: Nothing but Nouns 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.

Which answer best fits in the blank?

I borrowed _________ sweater.

A. Jane'sJane'sB. JanesC. JaneD. Janes'

I am Jane and

this is my sweater.


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