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AUGUST 16-AUGUST 20
NUMBER ONE 8/19
Read the sentence below, then choose the
answer choice that best replaces the
underlined word.
Our family is native to Australia.
A.) from
B.) traveling to
C.) lives in
D.) going to live in
NUMBER TWO 8/18
Read the following sentence, then, choose
the correct noun type (classification) for
the underlined word.
One thing I have never understood about
the English language is how a flock of
geese is considered a singular noun; isn’t
geese more than one?
A.) proper
C.) abstract
B.) common
D.) collective
NUMBER ONE 8/18
Read the sentence below, then choose the
answer choice that best replaces the
underlined word.
The great progenitors of America set the
standard for our country to remain a
democracy.
A.) ancestors
C.) descendents
B.) leaders
D.) freedom
NUMBER TWO 8/18
Read the following sentence, then, choose
the correct noun type (classification) for
the underlined word.
Jeremy felt so much love and adoration for
his wife that he sent her flowers at work.
A.) proper
B.) concrete
C.) abstract
D.) collective
Write a paragraph or two about your
ancestors/family tree. Where did
your family come from? You need to
incorporate three vocabulary/spelling
words in this assignment. Please
underline your spelling words.
Write for 7 minutes.
NUMBER ONE 8/17
Pick out the nouns in this sentence that are
proper.
Becky went with her sisters to Lagoon on
Friday.
A.) Becky, Lagoon, sisters
B.) Becky, her, Lagoon
C.) Becky, sisters, Friday
D.) Becky, Lagoon, Friday
NUMBER TWO 8/17
Pick out the nouns in this sentence that are
abstract.
Respect must be earned, but honesty should
always be our policy.
A.) Respect, policy
B.) Respect, earned, honesty
C.) Respect, honesty, policy
D.) Respect, honesty
NUMBER ONE 8/16
Read the following question, then choose
the correct answer choice:
What is the JOB of a noun?
A.) to tell something about the subject
B.) to tell something about the verb
C.) to name a person, place, thing, or idea
D.) to tell what a person, place, thing, or
idea is doing
NUMBER TWO 8/16
Read the following question, then choose
the correct answer choice:
All of the following are types of nouns,
EXCEPT:
A.) common
B.) proper
C.) collective
D.) linking
NOUNS
• Nouns name a person, place,
thing or idea.
• Types of nouns include: common,
proper, collective, abstract,
concrete, compound.
NOUN TYPES
• Common nouns- are not specific: dog, person,
building, restaurant.
• Proper nouns-are specific: Miley, Danelle
Phillips, White House, Blue Coast Burrito.
• Collective- a SINGULAR noun that represents
more than one, person, place, thing, or idea:
team, class, herd, pack.
NOUN TYPES
Abstract Nouns- names an idea, feeling, quality or
characteristic
EX: love, fun, freedom, self-esteem
Concrete Nouns- names a person, place thing or
idea that can be perceived by more than one of
the five seneses (sight, hearing, taste, touch,
smell)
EX: photograph, music, sandpaper
The Role of a Noun
in the Sentence
While we have talked about “classifications”
of nouns (common, proper, collective, etc.)
we also need to talk about a nouns
FUNCTION in the sentence.
-Function means how a noun can be
used in the sentence
The Role of a Noun
in the Sentence
A NOUN can be any of the following “pieces” of a
sentence:
 Subject- The person, place, thing, or idea a
whole sentence is about.
 Direct Object- The person, place, thing or idea
that receives the action from the verb (an
action verb)
 Object of the Preposition- The person, place,
thing, or idea that comes at the end of a
prepositional phrase
 Predicate Noun (nominative)- A word that is
found in the “predicate” portion of the sentence
and renames the noun.
SUBJECT
Subject- The person, place, thing, or idea a
whole sentence is about.
Trey plays baseball. (the whole sentence is
about Trey.)
DIRECT OBJECT
Direct Object- The person, place, thing or
idea that receives the action from the verb
(an action verb)
Trey throws the baseball (what is receiving
the action from the verb? What is Trey
throwing _________?)
OBJECT
Object of the Preposition- The person,
place, thing, or idea that comes at the
end of a prepositional phrase
EX 1: Trey throws the baseball to Jason.
(The noun that comes after the
preposition to.)
EX 2: The dog stands on its house. (The
noun house comes after the preposition
on)
PREDICATE NOUN
Predicate Noun (nominative)- A word that
is found in the “predicate” portion of the
sentence and renames the subject.
Mrs. Hoag is a teacher. (Pink writing is
predicate; teacher is a noun that renames
the subject.)
GROUP WORK
1.) Get out one sheet of paper (each person needs
a sheet of paper). Head your paper Noun Group
Work, and put your name in the top right hand
corner, as well as the date and the period you
are in.
2.) Read the first section of your handout which
covers common and proper nouns.
3.) Put a heading for common and proper on your
paper, then number 1-4, skipping a line between
each number
GROUP WORK
4.) Now, look at number one and write down
ALL the common & proper nouns in that
sentence leaving a space so that you can
write whether it is common or proper.
EX: ball-common, Meg-proper
5.) Repeat for each section. Please make
sure you head each section.
GUIDED PRACTICE
Common and Proper
Mrs. Hoag went shopping for her son
Carter’s birthday presents last night.
What are the nouns:
Ok, now which ones are common? Proper?
GUIDED PRACTICE
Concrete and Abstract
I think the most important quality in a person
is honesty, but kindness is important, too.
What are the nouns?:
Which ones are concrete? Abstract?
GUIDED PRACTICE
Collective
The herd of sheep grazed in the field as a
flock of geese flew over their heads.
What are the nouns?
Which nouns are collective?
PRONOUNS
 A word that is used in the place of one of
more nouns (or other pronouns)
 Tom brought his cleats to the ultimate frisbee
game.
PRONOUN TYPES
Just like we have noun types, we also have
pronoun types (classifications):
Personal
Reflexive/Intensive
Demonstrative
Interrogative
Indefinite
Relative
PRONOUN TYPES
1.) Personal pronouns- these are the words
we think of when we think of pronouns. A
personal pronoun refers to the person
speaking (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our,
ours); the person being spoken to (you,
your, yours); or the person being spoken
about (he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its,
they, them, their, theirs)