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NOUNS, NOUNS,
NOUNS
A GRAMMAR GLIMPSE
NOUNS
• A noun is a word that names a person,
animal, place, thing, or idea. There
are more nouns in the English
language than any other kind of word
• An article is a word that signals a
noun in a sentence. The three articles
are: A, an, the
TYPES OF NOUNS
• A common noun names any
ppti. It is not specific
(school, store)
• A proper noun is
capitalized and identifies a
specific ppti (Friends
Academy, Macy’s)
• A compound noun is made
up of two or more words
used together (shoelace,
high school, editor-inchief)
• Concrete nouns name a ppt
that you can actually see,
touch, taste, hear, or
smell. (radio, fire, cloud)
• Abstract nouns name an
idea, feeling, emotion, or
quality. (beauty, happiness,
ability, love)
• Collective nouns name a
group of people, animals, or
things. (class, bunch, team)
The Eight uses of Nouns
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1. As the subject of the sentence. Ex: The teacher laughed
hysterically.
2. When used after a linking verb or the verb to be, it is a
predicate noun (or the predicate nominative) Ex: Mike will become
chairperson of the committee. I am the boss.
3. As an appositive. An appositive is a word or phrase that
identifies, explains, or gives information about the sentence. It is
set off from the rest of the sentence by commas. An appositive is
not needed to make the sentence complete. Ex: Tokyo, the capital
of Japan, is a crowded city.
4. To show possession. Ex: The boy’s hat is on the floor.
5. As an object complement. Here, the noun completes the meaning
of a sentence. Ex: The class named the fish (Nemo).
Noun uses, continued
• 6. The direct object is the ppati that receives the
action of the verb. It answers the question: (verb)
what? Ex: Trisha locked the keys in her car.
• 7. The indirect object identifies to whom or for
what the action is being done. When there is an
indirect object in a sentence, it comes before the
direct object. Ex: Jen gave her teacher the
tickets.
• 8. A preposition is a word that shows location,
movement, or direction. A preposition is always
followed by a noun or pronoun called the object of
the preposition. They combine to form a
prepositional phrase. Ex: The dog was under the
desk.
You Do: Noun Types
Grammar workbook
• Proper/common p.62 ex 2 11-15
• Concrete/abstract/collective
p.63 ex 1 7-11 ex 2 1-5
• Compound p.65 ex 1 11-15