Nouns Kinds of Nouns Compound Nouns Possessive Nouns Collective Nouns Appositives

Kinds of Nouns A noun names a person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing (must be capitalized). Thomas Edison, Maple Park, Target, Illinois A common noun names any person, place, or thing. Person, restaurant, store

A concrete noun names things you can see or touch. Apple, calendar, inventor An abstract noun names ideas, qualities, or characteristics. Gravity, time, idea

Practice – Identify the nouns you find in the following sentences as concrete or abstract. People with imagination have been inventing things from the earliest time. The first inventions were based on the need for food and protection. Early tools were created from natural things – wood, bone, stone, and hides. The discovery by early people that heated metal could be shaped was important.

Answers People with imagination have been inventing things from the earliest time. The first inventions were based on the need for food and protection. Early tools were created from natural things – wood, bone, stone, and hides. The discovery by early people that heated metal could be shaped was important.

Practice – Identify the nouns you find in the following sentences as common or proper. If the noun is proper, please capitalize it. A station in pittsburgh announced the results of the 1920 presidential elections. The first commercial station was started that same year. Franklin roosevelt often spoke to the nation on the radio. Radio was once the most popular entertainment in the united states.

Answers A station in Pittsburgh announced the results of the 1920 presidential elections. The first commercial station was started that same year. Franklin Roosevelt often spoke to the nation on the radio. Radio was once the most popular entertainment in the United States.

Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. One word – doorknob, homeroom Hyphenated – mother-in-law, great-grandmother More than one word – dining room, maid of honor

Making Compound Nouns Plural One word Add –s to most words (bookmarks) Add –es to most words that end in ch, sh, s, or x (strongboxes) Hyphenated Make the most important part of the word plural (mothers-in-law, great-grandmothers)

Making Compound Nouns Plural More than one word Make the most important part of the word plural (dining rooms, maids of honor)

Practice – Write the plural form of each compound noun below. father-in-law public school baby-sitter dishwasher wheelbarrow home team box seat

Answers fathers-in-law public schools baby-sitters dishwashers wheelbarrows home teams box seats

Possessive Nouns A possessive noun names who or what owns or has something. Most singular nouns Add an apostrophe and s (‘s) The house belongs to the dog The dog’s house The population of Maple Park Maple Park’s population

More Possessive Nouns Singular Nouns ending in –s Add an apostrophe and an s Alexis’s book Plural Nouns ending in –s Add an apostrophe The Wrights’ plane Plural Nouns not ending in –s Children’s toys

Practice—Write the Possessive Form of each underlined word below Mrs. Mills puppy Illinois highway teacher workroom student desk Connor locker Bryana book Zoe homework

Answers Mrs. Mills’ puppy Illinois’s highway teacher’s workroom student’s desk Connor’s locker Bryana’s book Zoe’s homework

Distinguishing Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions Plural Noun—The teachers met. more than one teacher Plural Possessive Noun—The teachers’ classrooms were cleaned over the break. the classrooms of the teachers Singular Possessive—The student’s report card was mailed home. the report car of one student.

Contractions A contraction is a word made by combining two words into one by leaving out one or more letters. Grace is going to study hall. Grace’s going to study hall.

Practice—Choose the word in parentheses that correctly finishes the sentence. The (student’s, students) all did their homework. The (teacher’s, teachers) going to freak out. (Rewards, Reward’s) were handed out. The other (classes, class’s) members were jealous. We have the best (teachers, teacher’s)!

Answers students teacher’s rewards class’s teachers

Collective Nouns A collective noun names a group of individuals. team club class crowd herd flock

Practice—Find the Collective Noun in each sentence The crowd gave a cheer. The committee had a meeting. The class gave its opinion. The chorus sang its favorite song. The band recorded a hit album.

Answers The crowd gave a cheer. The committee had a meeting. The class gave its opinion. The chorus sang its favorite song. The band recorded a hit album.

Appositives An appositive is a noun placed next to another noun to identify it or add information about it. Mrs. Mills, a teacher, taught the students grammar. Mrs. Richards, a runner, is training for a marathon.

Appositive Phrase An appositive phrase is a group of words that includes an appositive and other words that describe the appositive . Matt, a seventh grade football player, is recruited by the Bears. An expert on volleyball, Abby helped Megan improve her skills.

Practice—Write down the appositive or appositive phrase from each sentence below. My computer, a new Dell, isn’t working correctly. I tried calling Chris, an expert on technology. He said that the hard drive, the brains of the computer, was bad. I threw the hard drive through the window of my car, a 2005 pick-up truck.

Answers My computer, a new Dell, isn’t working correctly. I tried calling Chris, an expert on technology. He said that the hard drive, the brains of the computer, was bad. I threw the hard drive through the window of my car, a 2005 pick-up truck.