1. NOUNS, NOUNS, NOUNS
A GRAMMAR GLIMPSE

2. 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

3. 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-in-chief)
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)

4. The Eight uses of Nouns
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).

5. 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.

6. You Do: Noun Types Grammar workbook Proper/common p.62 ex 2 11-15
Concrete/abstract/collective p.63 ex ex
Compound p.65 ex