Download Nouns 2014

Nouns
Nouns:
 A noun is word or group of words that is used to name a person,
place, thing or idea.
 Persons: veterinarian, leaders, sisters, Dr. Robinson, Americans
 Places: classroom, kennel, Lake Mead, Bunker Hill
 Things: bumblebee, notebook, Statue of Liberty, collar
 Ideas: honesty, willingness, self-esteem, freedom
Example:
1. The teacher gave homework to the class.
2. Many dogs enjoy walks.
3. The honesty of the boy was appreciated.
(Practice pg. 296)
Changing singular nouns to plural
 Add “s’
 “Add “es”
 Change the “y” to “I” and and “es”
 Change the spelling of the word (word change)
 Change the “f ” to “v” and add “es”
 Vowel plus “y” and add “s”
 Sometimes the word stays the same (no change)
Change the nouns from singular to
plural.
 ocean
balloon
 peach
dress
brush
 penny
party
baby
 foot
tooth
 half
knife
 day
key
 elk
moose
hotel
mouse
leaf
tray
box
child
shelf
play
trout
wife
monkey
deer
salmon
sheep
Collective Nouns:
 A collective noun is a noun that names a group of
people, animals, or things.
 *** You are not just adding an “s” to make the noun plural!
These nouns actually mean a group of something ***
 Examples:
 People: crew, family, staff, committee
 Animals: swarm, herd, pack, colony
 Things: clump, stack, bundle, set
The club meets every Saturday in the library.
Did you encounter a school of angelfish while scuba diving?
This small pitcher is part of that antique set.
(Practice pg 297 ex.2)
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Compound Nouns:
 A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words.
There are three types of compound nouns.
 Separate Words – post office, Golden Gate Bridge, middle school
 Hyphenated Words – daughter-in-law, warm-up, left-hander
 Combined Words – basketball, railroad, doorknob
My great-uncle arrived from Canada today.
2. I found a lost dog in the parking lot behind the school.
3. The classroom is down the hall on the right-hand side.
(Practice pg 298 ex.3-4)
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Common & Proper Nouns:
 A common noun names any one of a group of people, places,
or things. It is not specific and it is not generally capitalized
unless at the beginning of a sentence.
 A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized.
Examples:
Common: writer, desk, document, duck, child
Proper: Declaration of Independence, Argentina, Mary Wilson
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The dog ran out of the yard.
Many Americans are truly patriotic.
Walt Disney World is a wonderful place for a family vacation.
Parks are a great place for exercise.
(Practice pg 299 ex. 5)
Abstract Nouns:
 An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be detected by the five
senses. An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, emotion, quality
or characteristic.
 Examples: sadness, education, love, speed, beauty,
communication, happiness
She captured our interest with her enthusiasm.
2. The loneliness was too much to handle.
3. The mountain presented a challenge to the hikers.
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Concrete Nouns:
 A concrete noun is a person, animal, place, or thing that you
can sense with your five senses. (sight, hearing, taste, touch,
smell)
 Examples: computer, books, smoke, perfume, siren, bookcase
My clients and I ate dinner at the restaurant.
2. After some careful thought, the boy purchased the book.
3. Blindfish live in dark caves and underground streams.
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Predicate Nouns and Pronouns:
 Predicate noun or predicate pronoun follows a linking
verb and renames or identifies the subject
 A predicate noun or predicate pronoun is never the object
of the preposition.
 Incorrect ex: Steve Young was one of football’s superstars.
“superstars” is an object of the preposition “of ” it is not
a
predicate noun.
• Correct ex: The largest lizard is the Komodo dragon.
“dragon” is the predicate noun because it identifies the
noun lizard.
Common Linking Verbs:
am
Are
Is
Was
Were
am being
are being
is being
was being
were being
can be
have been
appear
could be
has been
become
may be
had been
feel
might be
could have been
grow
must be
may have been
look
shall be
might have been
remain
should be
must have been
seem
will be
should have been
smell
would be
will have been
sound
would have been
taste turn stay
Direct Objects:
 A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the
action of a verb.
 You can find the direct object by asking What? or Whom?
after an action verb.
Ex: My older brother found a grass snake.
Found what? A grass snake
Ex: I told Ricky not to take it home.
Told whom? Ricky
Compound Direct Objects:
 Direct objects can be compound, meaning one verb can have
two or more direct objects.
 Ex: The lizard eats crickets and other bugs.
Eats what? Crickets and bugs
Ex: The committee chose Frank, Tommy, and Bill to go to the
show.
Chose whom? Frank, Tommy, and Bill
Practice: pg. 412 ex. 35 & 36
Indirect Object:
 An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that comes after an
action verb and before a direct object. It names the person or
thing that something is given to or done for.
 Always looks for the direct object first, then look to see if
there is an indirect object before it.
 Indirect objects answer the questions To or For whom? To or
For what? after the action verb.
 Ex: Lucy told him the news.
Direct object: Told what? news
Indirect object: Told to whom? him
Ex: I gave each paper a number.
Direct object: Gave what? Number
Indirect object: Gave to what? Paper
Most sentences with indirect objects will follow the same pattern:
subject + action verb + indirect object + direct object
Compound Indirect Objects:
 Indirect objects can also be compound, meaning they have
two or more indirect objects in the sentence.
 Ex: He gave his lizard and turtle their food.
Direct object: Gave what? Food
Indirect objects: Gave to what: lizard, turtle
(He + gave + lizard , turtle + food)
Practice: pg. 415 ex. 38 &39
Appositives:
An appositive is a noun or a pronoun
placed beside another noun or
pronoun to identify or describe it.
 Ex. My teacher Mr. Craig enjoys books by Jane Austin.
(The appositive “Mr. Craig” identifies the noun teacher.)
 Ex. Mr. Craig wishes he could go back in time to talk to one author,
her.
(The appositive “her” identifies the noun author.)
An appositive phrase consists of an
appositive and its modifiers.
 Ex. Anne, a goodhearted and intelligent woman, must
learn not to be too easily persuaded by others.
(The appositive phrase “a goodhearted and intelligent woman” adds
descriptive information that is unnecessary to the sentence’s basic
meaning, so it is set off by commas.)
• Ex. Anne’s friend Lady Russell sometimes gives Anne poor
advice.
(Anne has more than one friend. The appositive “Lady Russell” tells
you which friend is meant, so it is not set off by commas.)
Do textbook pg. 107 ex. 14 for practice.
Possessive Nouns:
 Possessive shows ownership
 To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add ‘s
Ex. A boy’s cap
Lucy’s ball
the dog’s toy
• A proper noun ending in s may only take an ‘ at the end
Ex. The Philippines’ government Mr. Rodgers’ cat
 Plural nouns not ending in s receives an ‘s at the end
Ex. Mice’s tracks
men’s hats
children’s games
 Plural nouns already ending in s just add the apostrophe.
Ex. Cats’ basket
four days’ delay
brushes’ bristles