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NOUNSPerson, Place, Thing or Idea
NOUNS The historian wrote about many famous .
women colorfulplacesevents agoideas
did pretty
NOUNS A noun is a word that names a person,
place, thing, or idea. There are two basic types of nouns:
common nouns and proper nounsCommon: names any person, place, thing, or idea
Proper: names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
NOUNS Proper nouns:
The first word is always capitalized
If there are multiple words, all words are capitalized
Common nouns:Can be either concrete or abstract
COMMON NOUNS Concrete nouns: name things that
you can see or touchDocument, crown, snow, museum, buffalo
Abstract nouns: name ideas, qualities, or feelings that cannot be seen or touchedTruth, courage, time, history, heritage
TIME FOR PRACTICE Get a Writer’s Choice Book from my
cabinet (green books) Turn to page 382 Complete Ex. 1 #’s 1-10 Complete Ex. 2 #’s 1-10. You do not have to write out the
sentence. We will go over answers when you have
completed them.
NOUNS Nouns can be either singular or plural
Singular means oneChild, dog, monkey, sheep, calf,
mouse, daddy
Plural means more than oneChildren, dogs, monkeys, sheep,
calves, mice, daddies
PLURAL NOUNS For most nouns, add –s to the end to make
it pluralDog -> dogs shovel -> shovels
For nouns ending in s, ss, x, z, ch, sh, add –es to make the noun pluralBox -> boxes couch -> couches
For nouns ending in y with a consonant before the y, change the y to i and add –esArmy -> armies baby -> babies
For nouns ending in y with a vowel before the y, just add –sMonkey -> monkeys turkey -> turkeys
IRREGUALR PLURAL NOUNS Some nouns are irregular. This means
their spelling changes completely and you do not simply add –s or –es to make them plural.
For most nouns that end in f or fe, f or fe becomes ves Elf -> elves loaf -> loaves thief -> thieves
For most nouns that end in o, add s Kangaroo -> kangaroos piano -> pianos
video -> videos
IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS For certain nouns that end in a
consonant and o, add es Hero -> heroes potato -> potatoes
volcano -> volcanoes For some nouns, the spelling changes
completelyChild -> children mouse -> mice tooth ->
teeth For some nouns, the singular and plural
is the sameDeer, fish, sheep, species
IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
Singular Plural Singular Plural
analysis analyses appendix appendices bison bison cactus cacti calf calves child children elf elves foot feet goose geese knife knives leaf leaves life lives loaf loaves man men mouse mice person people scissors scissors tooth teeth
COMPOUND NOUNS Nouns made of two or more words
Three types of Compound Nouns1. One word: housekeeper, football, bookbag, 2. Hyphenated: runner-up, mother-in-
law, great-grandmother3. More than one word: ice cream,
dining room, maid of honor
PLURAL COMPOUND NOUNS To make One Word Compound nouns
plural, follow the rules previously mentioned
Hyphenated Plural: Make the most important part of the compound noun plural
More than One Word: Make the most important part of the compound noun plural.
IN WRITER’S CHOICE BOOK Turn to page 384
Complete Exercise 3 #’s 1-20.
We will go over when completed.
POSSESSIVE NOUNS Names who or what owns or has
something
Examples:Rita has a book on history.Rita’s book is new.
Read the books. Note the books’ major themes
FORMING POSSESSIVE NOUNS Most singular nouns: Add an apostrophe (‘)
and –s (‘s) a girl a girl’s name
Singular nouns ending in –s: Add an apostrophe and –s (‘s)Lewis Lewis’s explorations
Plural nouns ending in –s: Add an apostropheanimals animals’ habits
Plural nouns not ending in –s: Add an apostrophe and –s women women’s history
PRACTICE WITH POSSESSIVES Acquire your Writer’s Choice Book Turn to page 386 Complete Ex. 6 #’s 1-10. You do not
have to write out the sentence. We will go over when completed.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS Names a group that is made up of individuals
Examples of Collective Nounsfamily, group, flock, jury, herd
Collective Nouns need to show agreement with the verb in the sentence
Singular Noun: -s on the verb Plural Noun: no –s on the verb Hint: if you can sub IT for collective noun, then
its singular. If you can sub THEY for collective noun then its plural
PRACTICE Grab a Writer’s Choice Book to practice
identifying collective nouns and verb agreement.
Turn to page 390 Complete Ex. 10
APPOSITIVES A noun that is placed next to another
noun to identify or add information about it.
James Madison’s wife Dolley was a famous first lady.
Appositive phrase is a group of words that includes an appositive and other words that describe the appositive.
Madison, our fourth president, held many other offices.
APPOSITIVES AND COMMAS Appositive phrase is usually set off my
commas however if the appositive is needed to identify the noun or if it is a single word no commas needed.
Madison’s friend Thomas Jefferson was president before him.
Madison’s father, James Madison, was a plantation owner.
APPOSITIVE PRACTICE Get your Writer’s Choice Book Turn to page 392. We are going to complete Ex. 11
together as a class. If you want another example then write
one in your notebook.