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Nouns

Nouns. Names a… person place thing idea. Categories of Nouns Common guitarist Proper B.B. King. Concrete b ook, bell, flower, sand, apple Abstract i ndependence, curiosity, pride, uncertainty, sadness. Singular s tage, city, foot Plural s tages, cities, feet.

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Nouns

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  1. Nouns

  2. Names a… • person • place • thing • idea

  3. Categories of Nouns Common guitarist Proper B.B. King

  4. Concrete book, bell, flower, sand, apple Abstract independence, curiosity, pride, uncertainty, sadness

  5. Singular stage, city, foot Plural stages, cities, feet

  6. All nouns are either common or proper, concrete or abstract, and singular or plural.

  7. Additional Categories of Nouns • Collective • Compound • Possessive

  8. Collective • Refers to a group of people or things • Can be used to refer to a group either as a single unit or as a number of individuals • The crew prepares the for the concert. (single unit) • When will the crew test the equipment? (individual)

  9. Compound • May be writtenas… • one word • airplane • separate words • rain forest • hyphenated words • mother-in-law

  10. Possessive • Shows ownership or relationship • An apostrophe (‘) is used with nouns to show possession. • the singer’s outfit • the singer’s aunt

  11. Special Kinds of Nouns • Appositives • Gerunds • Infinitives

  12. Appositive • Noun that is placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify or give additional information about it • Gail Devers, a champion sprinter, was born in Seattle in 1996. • The American sprinter Gail Devers won an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash in 1992.

  13. Gerunds • Verb form that ends in • –ing and acts as a noun • Mike loves swimming. • Swimming competitively requires lots of practice.

  14. Infinitives • Verb form that is usually preceded by the word to and acts as a noun • To stand can be uncomfortable. • Infants first learn to crawl.

  15. Nouns can function as • Subject • Object • Direct object • Object of a preposition • Indirect object • Object complement • Predicate nominative

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