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Noun Unit Review

Noun Unit Review. 7 th Grade Mrs. Smith. A noun is a name word. A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea. A plural noun names more than one person, place thing or idea. Add s to most nouns to form plurals. For example : writer-writers, hope-hopes

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Noun Unit Review

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  1. Noun Unit Review 7th Grade Mrs. Smith

  2. A noun is a name word. A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea. • A plural noun names more than one person, place thing or idea. • Add s to most nouns to form plurals. • For example: writer-writers, hope-hopes Add es to form the plurals of nouns ending in s,x,z,ch and sh. For example: dress-dresses, box-boxes Singular and Plural Nouns

  3. Form plurals of nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) by adding –s. • For Example: guy-guys, birthday-birthdays Form the plurals of nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant by changing the y to iand adding –es. For example: lily-lilies, baby-babies Some plural nouns are not formed by adding s,or es. Check a dictionary to find the correct plural form. For example: tooth-teeth, mouse-mice More Singular and Plural Nouns……

  4. If a noun ends in o preceded by a vowel(a,e,i,o,u,), form the plural by adding s. • For example: trio-trios, rodeo-rodeos If a noun ends in o preceded by a consonant. Form the plural by adding es. For example: tomato-tomatoes There are exceptions! piano-pianos, soprano,sopranos For most nouns ending in f or fe add s. safe-safes Some nouns like leaf-leaves, calf-calves More Singular and Plural Nouns

  5. Form plurals of some compound nouns by adding s to the principal word. Always check a dictionary to be sure. • For example: mother-in-law/mothers-in-law • Form the plurals of compound nouns ending in ful by adding s • For example: handful-handfuls • Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning. • For example: news, mathematics, scissors Compound Plural Nouns

  6. The subjecttells what the sentence is about. • For Example: • Canada borders the United States on the north. Nouns as Subjects

  7. A subject complement renames the subject and usually follows the linking verb (am, is, are, was, were and so on) • For Example: • The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Subject Complement

  8. A noun can be used as a direct object.The direct object tells whom or whatafter the verb. • For Example: • Many students joined the drama club. Nouns as Direct Objects

  9. An indirect object tells to whom, for whom, to what or for what an action is being performed and usually follows the verb. • For Example: • The drama teacher taught the students acting basics. Nouns as Indirect Objects

  10. The object complement renames the direct object, notice in the example, that both usually follow the verbin the sentence. • For Example: • The drama teacher appointedBridgette costume designer. Object Complement

  11. A noun can be the object of preposition, it usually can be found as the first noun following the prepositional word. Prepositions are words of direction or manner, such as in, about, under, into, on, by, with, for, from • For Example: • The students were talking about their next play. Object of Preposition

  12. An appositive is a word that follows a noun and helps identify or modify it. • An appositive is said to be restrictive if the information is needed to understand the sentence. It is nonrestrictive when the information is not needed to understand the sentence. This type of appositive is usually set off by commas. • For Example: • The famous musician Louis Armstrong was the leader of the Hot Fives, a jazz band. Appositives

  13. Possessive nouns express possession or ownership. • To form a singular possessive add ‘s to the singular form of the noun. • student-student’s To form a possessive with plural nouns ending in s, add an apostrophe only. cowboys-cowboys’ To form a singular possessive of proper names ending in s, add ‘s. James-James’s To form a plural possessive of a proper name add an ‘ The Jones-The Jones’ Possessive Nouns

  14. Possessive compound nouns are formed by adding ‘s to the end of the word. • For Example: • Sister-in-law/Sister-in-law’s • Commander-in-chief/ Commander-in-chief’s Possessive Compound Nouns

  15. If two or more nouns are used to indicate separate possession each person owns something separately • Example: • Christian’s and Abby’s murals are colorful. • When two or more nouns are used together to indicate joint possession one thing is owned together. • Example: • Nick and Harold’s mural is colorful. Separate and Joint Possession

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