Nouns Two Types: Common and Proper

2. Nouns Two Types: Common and Proper Common Nounsare any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. The city A policeman That newspaper Proper Nounsare the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. Stratford Officer Walker New York Times

3. Can you tell the difference? Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. • Mary visited the school last Friday. • The dog was purchased at Pet City. • My sister, Faye is getting married in May. • Both Tina and Cody visited Marine World last week.

4. Possessive nouns Possessive nouns are used to show possession (owning, or having). • Add 's to the end of a singular noun to make it possessive. • The dog's collar is too large. • The word dog'sis the possessive noun. It tells you that the noun collarbelongs to the dog. The dog owns, or possesses the collar. • If the noun ends in an s, add an apostrophe (’) only after the s. • The bus’ door was broken.

5. Possessive nouns (continued) • Add only the apostrophe (’) to the end of a plural noun that ends with an s. • My sisters' names are Faye and Olive. • Add an apostrophe (’s) to the end of a plural noun that does not end with an s. • The children’shands were cold.

6. Nouns can be concrete of abstract • Concrete nouns are things you can see our touch – they are tangible. • a desk, book, sweater, boots, make-up, wallet, • Abstract nouns include ideas, qualities or feelings – they are intangible. • Love, trust, sadness, taste, beauty, progress, trouble

7. Nouns can be compound • A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words. • There are three forms for compound nouns: • open or spaced - space between words (tennis shoe) • hyphenated - hyphen between words (six-pack) • closed or solid - no space or hyphen between words (bedroom) • Here are some examples of compound nouns: • bus stop, full moon, mother-in-law, underworld, haircut

8. Nouns can be collective • Collective nouns- name groups(things) composed of members(usually people). • army, audience, board, class, committee, jury, family, minority

9. Writing with Strong, Specific Nouns • Specific or Precise Nouns are a more specific kind of noun. • Precise Nouns make the picture clearer for the reader. • Word choice is the heart of any writing. A single word can create an image or conjure up emotions for readers. Let’s look at how strong, specific nouns can do just that.

10. Writing with Strong, Specific Nouns (continued) • As you know, a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea, and there are two kinds:  common and proper nouns. • I’d like us to think of nouns in three different groups when it comes to writing:  ordinary/blah nouns (which writers should avoid), strong common nouns and specific proper nouns. • Look at the examples on the next slide.

11. Writing with Strong, Specific Nouns (continued)

12. Your Turn: • Complete the activity booklet on nouns • On a loose leaf piece of paper, write a descriptive paragraph about what you are wearing today – attach this to your booklet.