Nothing but Nouns

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” Anape on thebike hit abird with arock at theend 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

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

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

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

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.

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.

Find the concrete nouns in the following sentences. I found the dog in the park next to school. Katie showed Billy the picture of his new computer.

Abstract Nouns 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! Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride, sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyalty pain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence

Find the abstract nouns in the following sentences. The teacher had trust in her students. There was a lot of excitement the week before the Christmas holidays. The trumpet player had great talent.

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!

Common and Proper Nouns

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

Common Noun and Proper Noun • holiday = common noun • Valentine’s Day = proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun • tower = common noun • Eiffel Tower = proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun • doctor = a common noun • Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun

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

Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns • Singular means ONE • ONE crazy guy… • Plural means MORE THAN ONE • TWO crazy guys… • There are rules to making Singular nouns into plural nouns. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Singular or Plural? • cats • baby • church • tables • books • Bus • man • oranges • dog • bananas

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

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y: • lady • Ladies • fry • fries Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural: • calf • calves • knife • knives Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s: • kangaroo • kangaroos • potato • potatoes Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural: • sheep • sheep • deer • deer

Some nouns change completely when made plural: • man • men • goose • geese

Some nouns don’t fit the rules… • Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies. That’s just the English Language for you!

Can you make these nouns plural? • half • foot • piano • spy • brush

Can you make these nouns plural? • halves • feet • pianos • spies • brushes

Can you make these nouns plural? • mouse • memo • shelf • leaf • child

Can you make these nouns plural? • mice • memos • shelves • leaves • children

Can you make these nouns plural? • thief • woman • fish • photo • die

Can you make these nouns plural? • thieves • women • fish • photos • dice

Collective Nouns… Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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 flock group army mob class

Possessive Nouns… I believe that belongs to me…

Possessive Nouns… I am Bob and this is my towel. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To “possess” means to own or to have.

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.

Possessive Singular Nouns I am one boy and this is my shirt. 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 dad Robert Frost’s poetry today's weather report the boss's problem Star Jones's talk show That boy’s shirt Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Possessive Plural Nouns Use 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)

Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive Basically…. The project belonging to more than one student: (plural) The students’ project The apostrophe comes after the s. The project belonging to one student: (singular) The student’s project The apostrophe comes before the s. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive 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. Finally…. The shoes belonging to one woman: WOMAN’S SHOES

Can you make this sentence possessive? • Adam owns that car.

Answer: • That is Adam's car.

Which answer best fits in the blank? ____________ bicycle is broken. A. Seths' B. Sethes C. Seths D. Seth's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off. A.flys B. flies C.flie's D. fly's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off. A.flys B.flies C.flie's D. fly's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The ____________________ skin is red. A. tomatoes B. tomato's C. tomatos' D. tomatos's

Nothing but Nouns