1. Nouns quiz
Study guide

2. Singular and plural nouns
A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea
A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing or idea
Singular: boat, man, fox, fish
Plural: boats, men, foxes, fish

3. Possessive nouns These nouns express possession or ownership
A singular possessive noun is made by adding –’s after the word
A plural possessive noun is made by adding –s’ after the word
EXCEPTION: If the singular possessive does not sound exactly the same as the plural, the plural possessive will be the same as the singular possessive.
Example: Singular Possessive Plural Plural Possessive
Child(’s) Children Children(’s)

4. Appositives
An appositive is a word (or phrase) that follows a noun and renames the noun or explains its meaning.
It can be nonrestrictive if the appositive is not needed to understand the meaning of the sentence.
It can be restrictive if the appositive is necessary to understand the meaning of the sentence.

5. Concrete and abstract nouns
A concrete noun names a thing that can be either seen or touched.
An abstract noun expresses a quality or a condition – this can not be seen or touched.
REMEMBER: Things that are subject to change are abstract – like kingdom or nature.

6. Nouns as verbs
A noun is a naming word, while a verb expresses action. Depending on how the word is used in the sentence, a single word could be used as a noun or as a verb!
Noun: The study of planets reveals surprising facts.
Verb: This weekend I will study the planets.

7. Nouns as adjectives
A noun is a naming word, while an adjective describes a noun. Depending on how the word is used in the sentence, a single word could be used as a noun or an adjective!
Noun: This weekend I went on a boat.
Adjective: This weekend I watched a boat race. (Boat describes the type of race)