Download Nouns - Suffolk Public Schools Blog

By :Shadai Sims
& Gregory Jewette II
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By definition it is a person, place, thing, or
idea .
Anything that exists, has a name, or can be
named we assume is a noun.
There are different types of nouns including:
proper, common, count, mass, collective, and
abstract.
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Naming a specific person place or thing .
Examples: Gregory, Suffolk, Nansemond
River, God, Europe, and English .
Proper nouns are usually always
capitalized .
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Doesn’t name nouns specifically
Such as, boy, girl, city, school, church, class,
teacher .
Common nouns are not capitalized
unless used in the beginning of a sentence.
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Count- name nouns that can be counted .
Examples: include, a few bags, a couple of
stories, seven continents, three books .
Mass- name nouns that cannot be counted.
Examples include grass, water, blood, energy.
Depending on how the noun is used in a
sentence, it could be count or mass.
Ex: she had a hard time in college – mass
she had hard times in college - count
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Name nouns that can take singular form but
are composed of more than one person or
object .
Examples: Flock, heard, jury, class, group,
team .
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Names nouns that are not tangible .
Examples: Peace, love, justice, joy .
With possessive nouns one has to add an apostrophe
and a “s” to show possession. If the noun is plural an
has an “s” on the end then one only needs to add an
apostrophe.
 Noun clause have a subject and verb that do
whatever the noun does. Ex: What the teacher does is
nice.
 Noun phrase is a group of modifiers joining with a
noun to help further identify it. Ex: That dog digging in
granddad's garden, is Mrs. Smith’s new beagle.
 Compound nouns are adjectives and nouns together
such as father-in-law, backpack, and post office.
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http://www.schooltube.com/video/210010734
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Klammer, Schulz, Volpe. “Nouns.” Commnet.edu.
Allyn & Bacon. 2000. Web. 1 October 2012.
grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/nouns.htm