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Kinds of Nouns

Kinds of Nouns. Today’s Objective: We will identify kinds of nouns: concrete and abstract common and proper singular and plural possessive compound. PERSON – author, Mark Twain PLACE – park, Yosemite National Park THING – mountain, Half Dome IDEA – curiosity, surprise.

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Kinds of Nouns

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  1. Kinds of Nouns

  2. Today’s Objective:We will identify kinds of nouns:concreteandabstractcommon andpropersingularandpluralpossessivecompound

  3. PERSON – author, Mark Twain PLACE – park, Yosemite National Park THING – mountain, Half Dome IDEA – curiosity, surprise A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

  4. Concrete and Abstract Nouns

  5. Concrete noun – names a person, place or thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted. Concrete and Abstract Nouns Abstract noun –names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. ConcreteAbstract feather happiness rainbow greed fragrance beauty music freedom

  6. Common and Proper Nouns

  7. Common noun – general name for a person, place, thing or idea. Not usually capitalized. Common and Proper Nouns Proper noun –name of a particular person, place, thing or idea. Always capitalized. CommonProper author Mark Twain park Yosemite National Park mountain Half Dome religion Buddhism

  8. Holidays (Thanksgiving, Halloween) Geographical areas (Loomis, Europe) People/Pets (Dr. Seuss, Snoopy) Books, newspapers,magazines (The Giver, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated) Companies (Google) Religious terms (Christian, Judaism, Hindu) Places, buildings (Empire State Building, Best Western) Titles (President Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth) Languages (English, French, Latin) Brand names (Aeropostale, Pepsi, Vans) Proper Noun Categories

  9. A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things. Examples include: class, crowd, family, staff, team Some collective nouns name specific groups of animals. Examples include: herd, pack, flock, colony, school Collective Nouns

  10. Although common nouns can be somewhat specific, proper nouns explain exactly what the writer means. My favorite teacher was Mr. Lydon, my twelfth-grade language arts teacher. Why is this important?

  11. Decide whether the following nouns are common or proper: Try it with a partner river common proper Doritos George Washington proper soccer common

  12. Singular and Plural Nouns

  13. Singular noun – names one person, place, thing, or idea. Singular and Plural Nouns Plural noun –names more than one person, place, thing,or idea. SingularPlural tourist tourists statue statues city cities deer deer

  14. One of the most frustrating things about the English language is the inconsistency of the spelling rules. There are about nine different spelling rules for changing a singular noun to a plural noun! Plural Noun Spelling Guide

  15. And then, of course, just to be even more difficult, there is a whole subcategory of irregular nouns!

  16. Irregular Nouns

  17. We use so many plural nouns in speaking and writing, that learning the spelling guidelines is important. If we didn’t, words would just look wrong somehow. San Francisco is one of California’s largest citys. It has bunchs of attractions, including ferrys and wharfs. Why is this important?

  18. Decide how to change the following singular nouns to their plural forms Try it with a partner city cities photos photo community communities life lives

  19. Possessive Nouns

  20. Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship. I held Corey’s camera as she tied her shoe. Ownership – the camera belongs to Corey Teri’s parents met her at the train station. Relationship– the parents are related to Teri

  21. Possessive Nouns have spelling guidelines also.

  22. Possessive nouns help writers show even the most unusual relationships. Possessive nouns can be used in place of long, awkward phrases. Why is this important? INSTEAD OF: We visited the home of George Washington Carver. WRITE: We visited George Washington Carver’s home.

  23. Decide how to write the possessive form of each noun in the phrases. Try it with a partner All the schools’ students All the (schools) students The math (teacher) tie The math teacher’s tie (tonight) homework Tonight’s homework All the neighbors’ cars All the (neighbors) cars

  24. Compound Nouns

  25. A compound noun is made of two or more words used together as a single noun. Examples include: A single word: watermelon, basketball Two or more separate words: sleeping bag, dining room A hyphenated word: runner-up, merry-go-round Compound Nouns

  26. Did we meet today’s objective?We will identify kinds of nouns:concreteandabstractcommon andpropersingularandpluralpossessivecompound

  27. Let’s look over the homework before we end the lesson.  Questions?

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