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nouns

nouns. used as. naming words One Two Three Four 4 knds of nouns. subject . object. 4 kinds. & predicate nominative. What’s in a noun?. Everything has a name. That name is noun

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nouns

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  1. nouns used as naming words One Two Three Four 4 knds of nouns subject object 4 kinds & predicate nominative

  2. What’s in a noun? • Everything has a name. • That name is noun Ex. babble, lullaby, softness, smoothness, roughness, love, patriotism, heroism, Tom Hanks, masala, avocado, Mount Kachenjunga, Fox Lake Root: nomen (Latin)= name, nombre. nominal (just in name), nominate (suggest a name) misnomer (wrong name), nomenclature (scientific name) in the name of nomen in nomine

  3. KINDS OF NOUNS nomen nombre • COMMON meaning “any one”. boy, girl • PROPER specific to one. Mississippi • COLLECTIVE a collection. class, army, choir • ABSTRACT a feeling, quality. goodness naming word everyhting has a nombre

  4. SINGULAR one book one box, bush one man, foot one half, one child PLURAL two books two boxes, bushes two men, feet two halves, two children Singular & Plural Nouns -s one or many -es vowel change other ways

  5. NOUN AS SUBJECT about what? subject • PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA THAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT • Freedom should not be taken for granted. • Frank and Elise wanted to attend the lecture. • The flavor of parsnips is improved by roasting. • The students of Kelvyn Park are amazing. Sentence is about doer of the action

  6. OBJECT IS RECEIVER OF THE ACTION Juan hit the door. Mary reads poems DIRECT OBJECT (Wrote what?) Maria wrote a check. She gave me a candy. SUBJECT IS DOER OF THE ACTION Birds fly. Girls giggle. INDIRECT OBJECT: (Wrote to whom?) Maria wrote Jose a check. She gave me a candy. NOUN AS OBJECTOF A SENTENCE action receiver receiver of action

  7. NOUN AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION A NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A PREPOSITION is called the object of the preposition. • The cat on the fence wanders among the houses. • The students of Kelvyn Park are hardworking. Note: The object of a preposition is never the subject of the sentence. noun after a prep. She sat on the desk

  8. NOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A VERBAL Noun that follows an infinitive To kill an animal is a crime

  9. NOUN AS A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB that restates or stands for the subject: IS, WAS, AM, ARE, WERE. Tiger Woods is a leader. The fans were an embarrassment Dehydration became a threat. Mr. A is our teacher. You're my guide. She is my friend philosopher guide

  10. Summary • 4 kinds of nouns: common, proper, collective, & abstract • Have singular & plural forms • Used as subject, object, & predicate nominative • Used as object of preposition & object of a verbal

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