Nothing but Nouns Nouns A noun is

Nothing but Nouns

Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. A noun is often “clued” by the words “an” “a” and “the” An ape on the bike hit a bird with a rock at the end of the long road. We will learn about: concrete nouns and abstract nouns common nouns and proper nouns singular nouns and plural nouns collective nouns possessive nouns

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea… Person Place Thing Idea/Feeling girl Carmichael toy love Mr. Robbins city tree happiness nurse back yard arm freedom San Francisco couch honesty boy mountain monster commitment man Disneyland Big Foot kindness president Starr King School Apple Computer democracy

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns • A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced with your five senses. You can touch, smell, see, hear or taste a concrete noun. • An abstract noun can not be experienced with your five senses. An abstract noun exists, but you cannot see it, taste it, smell it, touch it or hear it.

Concrete Nouns • A concrete noun can be experienced with one or more of your five senses. • An orange is a concrete noun. You can see an orange, taste one, smell one, touch one. • A whistle is a concrete noun. You can hear it and see hit and touch it.

Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns aren’t detected by your five senses. Honesty is an example of an abstract noun. What color is honesty? You don't know because you cannot see it. What texture is honesty? Who knows? You cannot touch it. What flavor is honesty? No clue! You cannot taste it! Does it make a sound? Of course not! Does it smell? Not a bit! Honesty is an abstract noun! Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride, sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyalty pain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence

Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns • A common noun is an ordinary person, place or thing. A common noun is not capitalized. (boy, city, house) • A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing. A proper noun is capitalized. (Sam, Nashua, The White House)

Common Noun and Proper Noun • holiday = common noun • Valentine’s Day = proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun • tower = common noun • Eiffel Tower = proper noun

Common Noun and Proper Noun • doctor = a common noun • Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun

Common and Proper Nouns • • doctor lady building city shoe college girl boy • • Dr. Paine Mrs. Jones The Capital Building Nashua, NH Adidas Rivier College Mary James

Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns • Singular means ONE • ONE crazy guy… • Plural means MORE THAN ONE • TWO crazy guys… • There are rules to making Singular nouns into plural nouns.

Singular or Plural? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. cats baby church tables books Bus man oranges dog bananas

If a noun ends with “s” “x” “ch” or “sh”, add “ES” to make it plural: • s – buses • x – taxes • ch – benches • sh – dishes

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y: • lady – Ladies • fry – fries

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural: • calf – calves • knife – knives

Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s: • kangaroo – kangaroos • potato – potatoes

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural: • sheep – sheep • deer – deer

Some nouns change completely when made plural: • man – men • goose – geese

Some nouns don’t fit the rules… • Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies. That’s just the English Language for you!

Noun type Forming the plural Example Ends with -fe Change f to v then Add -s knife - knives life - lives wife - wives Ends with -f Change f to v then Add -es half - halves wolf - wolves loaf - loaves Add -es potato - potatoes tomato - tomatoes volcano - volcanoes Ends with -o ends with -us Change -us to -i cactus - -cacti nucleus - nuclei ALL KINDS Change the vowel or Change the word or Add a different ending man - men foot - feet child - children person - people tooth - teeth mouse - mice Unchanging Singular and plural are the same sheep deer fish

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. half 2. foot 3. piano 4. spy 5. brush

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. halves 2. feet 3. pianos 4. spies 5. brushes

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. mouse 2. memo 3. shelf 4. leaf 5. child

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. mice 2. memos 3. shelves 4. leaves 5. children

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. thief 2. woman 3. fish 4. photo 5. die

Can you make these nouns plural? 1. thieves 2. women 3. fish 4. photos 5. dice

Collective Nouns…

Collective Nouns… When you collect something, you put together a group of more than one. Collective means a group. Collective nouns are “groups of something. ” Here are some collective nouns: herd group fleet army colony mob tribe class pack family team flock

Possessive Nouns… I believe that belongs to me…

Possessive Nouns… A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To “possess” means to own or to have. I am Bob and this is my towel.

Possessive Nouns… To show ownership, an apostrophe is used. Most people have a hard time putting the apostrophe in the correct place! The rule for the apostrophe depends on whether the noun is singular or plural.

Possessive Singular Nouns Use an apostrophe with -s for possessives of singular nouns. SINGULAR MEANS ONE. Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s: Frank’s crayon my friend’s dad Robert Frost’s poetry today's weather report the boss's problem Star Jones's talk show That boy’s shirt I am one boy and this is my shirt.

Possessive Plural Nouns Use an apostrophe without an -s for most possessives plural nouns. PLURAL MEANS MORE THAN ONE. To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an apostrophe: the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls) the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students) the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons) If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s: women's conference (the conference belonging to the women) the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children) the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)

Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive Basically…. The project belonging to one student: (singular) The project belonging to more than one student: (plural) The student’s project The students’ project The apostrophe comes before the s. The apostrophe comes after the s.

Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive Finally…. The shoes belonging to many women: The shoes belonging to one woman: WOMAN’S SHOES WOMEN’S SHOES The apostrophe comes before the s because the noun is a collective group and has no s on the end. It would be “ladies’ shoes if the base word was lady. : Lady’s shoes (the shoes belonging to one lady) Ladies’ shoes (the shoes belonging to more than one lady.

Can you make this sentence possessive? • Adam owns that car.

Answer: • That is Adam's car.

Which answer best fits in the blank? ______ bicycle is broken. A. Seths' B. Sethes C. Seths D. Seth's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The trash can will attract a lot of ______ if you leave the lid off. A. flys B. flies C. flie's D. fly's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The __________ skin is red. A. tomatoes B. tomato's C. tomatos' D. tomatos's

Which answer best fits in the blank? The __________ skin is red. A. tomatoes B. C. D. tomato's tomatos's

Which answer best fits in the blank? Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The __________ cage looks like a tiny house. A. hamsters' B. hamsters C. hamster's D. hamsterers

Which answer best fits in the blank? Billy will carry his ______ suitcase. A. sister's B. sisters C. sisteres D. sister'

Which answer best fits in the blank? I borrowed ______ sweater. A. Jane's B. Janes C. Jane D. Janes'

Which answer best fits in the blank? I borrowed _____ sweater. A. B. C. D. Jane's Janes' I am Jane and this is my sweater.