Download what are nouns?

ELA.3.L.C1
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CSO’s
ELA.3.L.C1
5.2
demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking.
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explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in general and their functions
in particular sentences.
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form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
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use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).
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form and use regular and irregular verbs.
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form and use the simple (e.g., i walked; i walk; i will walk) verb tenses.
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ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
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form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs and choose between them
depending on what is to be modified.
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use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
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produce simple, compound and complex sentences.
demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling
when writing.
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capitalize appropriate words in titles.
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use commas in addresses.
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use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
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form and use possessives.
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use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base
words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
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use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable
patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
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consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
Let’s Review What We
Have Learned About Nouns
Before!
WHAT ARE NOUNS?
Nouns are naming words.
They name people, places and objects.
They can also name ideas, emotions,
qualities and activities.
Here are some examples of nouns:
Peter, Elizabeth, driver, sister, friend.
Bristol, Severn, Brazil, pen, dog, money.
Love, beauty, industry, nature, greed, pain.
Types of noun
 We know that all nouns can be divided into
common or proper nouns.
But today we will learn that they can be
divided into either concrete or abstract
nouns.
Let’s look at each type in turn.
Proper nouns
Proper nouns start with capital letters.
They are the names of people, places, times,
organizations etc.
They refer to unique individuals.
Most are not found in the dictionary.
They often occur in pairs or groups.
Here are some examples.
Mrs. Punturi, John, Sarah, Mr. President,
Americans, English
Common nouns
All nouns which are not proper nouns are common
nouns.
A few examples: cup, art, paper, work, frog,
bicycle, atom, family, mind.
Concrete nouns
• Concrete nouns are the words that most
people think of as nouns.
• They are mostly the names of objects
and animals and substances or materials.
• Cake, oxygen, iron, boy, dog, pen, glass,
pomegranate, earthworm and door are all
concrete nouns.
Abstract nouns
• Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings and
qualities..
• Many are derived from adjectives and verbs
and have characteristic endings such as –ity,
-ness, -ence, and -tion.
• They are harder to recognize as nouns than
the concrete variety.
• Abstract nouns typically cannot be touched.
• Some examples are: love, emotion, charity,
hatred, and success.
Let’s review with a short quiz!!
That’s the end of the presentation on
nouns.
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