all about nouns. definition n ouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas
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All about Nouns
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Definition Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
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Common Nouns name kinds of people, places or things (not specific ones)
Examples
girl, valley, continent, cave, city, school, bat, company
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Proper Nouns name specific people, places, or things
Examples
Bob Smith, Mount Rushmore, Texas, Black Sea, Nike, Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Abstract Nouns are nouns that you can't perceive with your five senses such as ideas or qualities
Examples
peace, poverty, sorrow, self-esteem, hate, terror, dreams, social studies, freedom, hope
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Countable Nouns are nouns that you can count
Examples
chair, puppy, game, truck, city, novel, iPad, cup, voice, radio,
marker, Stan, piano, strawberry
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Non-count Nouns are nouns that can’t be counted
Examples
grass, sand, hair, grain, snow, trash, art, ice
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Compound Nouns are made up of two or more words (words may or may not be hyphenated)
Examples
whiteboard, eyelash, New Jersey, baseball, ponytail, sunbeam, granddaughter, raindrop
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Collective Nouns refer to things or people as a unit or group
Examples
committee, police, government, board, class, team, swarm, congregation, herd, pack, brood
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Singular Nouns name one person, place, thing, or idea
Examples
TV, telephone, bench, lamp, fork, rug, cabinet, teacher, surgeon, valley, school, pride, silence
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Plural Nouns name two or more people, places, things, or ideas
Examples
tents, canaries, oxen, foxes, teeth, valleys, knives, geese, waltzes, fish, trees, joys
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Rules for Plural Nouns
Generally add “s” = cat > cats
Ends in “s” add “es” = glass > glasses
Ends in “ch” add “es” = church > churches
Ends in “sh” add “es” = bush > bushes
Ends in “x” add “es” = fox > foxes
Ends in “z” add “es” = waltz > waltzes
Ends in vowel “y” add “s” = boy > boys
Ends in consonant “y” change to “ies” = fly > flies
Note: there are some irregular plurals
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Possessive Nounsshow ownership or possession
Examples
Nancy’s, bird’s, birds’, strawberry’s, strawberries’, fox’s, foxes’, child’s, children’s
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Singular Possessive Nouns
show ONE person, place, thing, or idea owning or possessing something
Forming a singular possessive noun:
No matter what the ending of the noun is, just add an apostrophe and then an “s”
Examples
Fred’s dog, teacher’s pen, dog’s bone, toy’s battery
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Plural Possessive Nouns
show TWO or MORE people, places, things, or ideas owning or possessing something
Forming a plural possessive noun:
1. make the noun plural
2. check the ending
3. if the plural form ends in “s”, only add an apostrophe EX: cats = cats’
4. if the plural does NOT end in “s”, add both an apostrophe and then an “s” EX: mice = mice’s
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