Grammar and Mechanics: Nouns

1. Grammar and Mechanics:Nouns Mrs. Gatz English Language Arts

2. What is a noun? • A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea. People- farmer, mechanic, father, Mrs. Gatz, Bob, etc. Places- ocean, Canada, porch, Spain, classroom, etc. Things- scissors, giraffe, pen, tugboat, skateboard, etc. Ideas- love, faith, courage, anxiety, happiness, etc.

3. All nouns are Common or Proper.

4. Collective Nouns • A collective noun names a group of people or things. Example. jury, flock, fleet, club, class, group

5. Compound Nouns • A compound noun is a noun consisting of more than a single word. It could be separate words, or it could be two or more words joined by a hyphen. Example. social studies, dining room, merry-go-round, sister-in-law

6. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper.

7. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. hospital

8. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. hospital= common

9. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. book

10. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. book= common

11. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. The Great Gatsby

12. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. The Great Gatsby= proper

13. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. woman

14. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. woman = common

15. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. Judge Judy

16. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is common or proper. Judge Judy= proper

17. Good to know… Did you notice anything special about proper nouns?

18. Good to know… You may have noticed that proper nouns almost always begin with capital letters.

19. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not.

20. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. bus

21. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. bus = not

22. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. department

23. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. department = collective

24. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. fleet

25. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. fleet = collective

26. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. basketball

27. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. basketball = not

28. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. team

29. Let’s Practice Directions: Tell if the noun is collective or not. team = collective

30. Assignment: • Find page 11 in your packet. Read the instructions carefully and complete the worksheet.

31. Assignment Key: • w, h • a, t, e • v, e • r, y, o • u, a • r, e, b • e, a • g • o, o • d, o, n • e, a, b • r, a • h, a, m • l, i, n • c, o, l, n The quotation and its author: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln