Nouns A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing or idea. Proper Noun: names a particular person, place, or thing and is capitalized. Ex: Carson Wentz, Philadelphia, White House Common Noun: does not name a particular person place or thing. Ex: woman, city, building

Nouns A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing or idea. Concrete noun: names an object that can be perceived by the senses. Ex: hat, desk, book, box Abstract noun: names a quality, a characteristic, an idea. Ex: Beauty, strength, love, courage Collective noun: names a group. Ex: team, crowd, class Ex. 25-27

Singular and Plural Nouns A singular noun names only one person, place, thing or idea. Ex: sister, school, chair, joy A plural noun names more than one person place, thing or idea. Sisters, schools, chairs, joys.

Singular and Plural Nouns 1) To form the plural of most singular nouns, add –s. Grape grapes House houses 2) To form the plural of nouns ending with: ch, sh, ss, z, or x, add –es. Church churches Glass glasses Tax taxes 3) To form the plural of nouns ending in a y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add –es. Army armies Lady ladies

Singular and Plural Nouns 4) To form the plural of nouns ending with y preceded by a vowel, add –s. Donkey donkeys Day days 5) For a letter or a numeral, add –s. X xs 100 100s 6) To form the plural of a noun ending in o, add –s or –es. Piano pianos Zero zeroes Potato Potatoes

Singular and Plural Nouns 7) To form the plural of some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f or fe to ve and add –s. For others, simply add –s. Loaf loaves Life lives Chief chiefs 8) Some singular nouns change form in the plural. Man men Child children 9) Some singular nouns are the same in singular and plural. Deer deer Sheep sheep

Singular and Plural Nouns 10) Compound Nouns are made up of more than one word. Often compound nouns are separated by a hyphen. The main word in a compound noun is made plural. Sister-in-law sisters-in-law Great-grandfather great-grandfathers Man-of-war men-of-war