1. Bring your grammar book.
Chapter 2
Nouns
Bring your grammar book.
Have out your poem.

2. Noun
a word that names
a person
a place
a thing
an idea

5. noun possessive singular plural football football’s footballs

6. sister sisters notebook notebooks
Plurals
Add s to the singular form of most nouns.
sister sisters
notebook notebooks

7. Plurals
Add es to singular nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.
bush bushes
tax taxes

8. Plurals
If a noun ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the final y to i and add es.
fly flies
copy copies

9. Plurals
If a noun ends in y preceded by a vowel, add only s.
ploy ploys
tray trays

10. knife knives cliff cliffs
Plurals
If a noun ends in f or fe, consult a dictionary.
knife knives
cliff cliffs

11. If a noun ends in o, consult your dictionary.
Plurals
If a noun ends in o, consult your dictionary.
piano pianos
tomato tomatoes

12. Irregular Plurals
deer deer
sheep sheep
mouse mice
woman women

13. Irregular Plurals
DVD DVD’s
and and’s s
5 5s

14. Practice the Skill 2-1, p. 26

15. 1. Fala (spelled with only one l) was a Scottish terrier belonging to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
l’s

16. 2. This adorable Scottie received plenty of publicity and now enjoys a special place in history because of his renown.
Scotties

17. 3. Margaret Suckley, Roosevelt’s cousin, gave Fala to the president in 1940.

18. 4. Roosevelt had owned dogs before; instead of chasing sheep, his spirited German shepherd once chased Britain’s prime minister.
sheep

19. 5. Fala, though, became the most famous dog; he was on the Augusta when the commander in chief and Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter.
dogs

20. 1. In Edinburgh, one of Scotland’s largest citys, stands a statue to a Skye terrier known as Greyfriars’ Bobby.
cities

21. 2. Bobby lived with a poor Scottish man named John Gray during the 1800s.

22. 3. After Gray died, this small terrier displayed tremendous loyalty because he remained near the grave for at least ten years.

23. 4. Bobby usually stayed near Greyfriars’ Churchyard during the day and reportedly slept on the grave at night.

24. 5. Though Gray died in 1858, folks say Bobby continued his visits to the place where he and Gray used to eat their lunchs.
lunches

25. Singular Possesives
Add ’s to the singular form of a noun even if the noun already ends in s.
group
group’s
Charles
Charles’s

26. Add just the apostrophe to Moses and Jesus.
Singular Possesives
Add just the apostrophe to Moses and Jesus.
Moses
Moses’
Jesus
Jesus’

27. Add only an apostrophe to a plural noun that already ends in s.
Singular Possesives
Add only an apostrophe to a plural noun that already ends in s.
friends
friends’
cups
cups’

28. If a plural noun does not end in s, add ’s to form the possessive.
Singular Possesives
If a plural noun does not end in s, add ’s to form the possessive.
children
children’s
people
people’s

29. Practice the Skill 2-3, pp. 28-29

30. literature’s most famous figures
1. Some of the most famous figures of literature have had special canine companions.
literature’s most famous figures

31. 2. Keeper, a mongrel described by some sources as a bulldog and by some as part mastiff, was the pet of Ellis Bell.
Ellis Bell’s pet

32. Emily Brontë’s pseudonym
3. You may know this author by another name, since Ellis Bell was the pseudonym of Emily Brontë.
Emily Brontë’s pseudonym

33. 4. Brontë and Keeper often wandered the heaths together because the atmosphere of the moors held a special attraction for Brontë .
the moors’ atmosphere

34. 5. When inside, Keeper commonly caused problems by leaving the dirty prints of his paws on the clean, white beds.
his paws’ dirty prints

35. his mistress’s displeasure
6. The maid once found Keeper taking his nap on a clean bed, and he soon discovered the displeasure of his mistress.
his mistress’s displeasure

36. 7. Two ladies watched Brontë chastise the dog severely -- a feat evoking the surprise of the women, since Keeper was quite intimidating.
the women’s surprise

37. the village men’s astonishment
8. According to the diary of one man, Brontë once put pepper in Keeper’s nose to drag the dog from a fight -- reportedly evoking the astonishment of the village men.
the village men’s astonishment

38. 9. Some sources say Brontë gave the food of Floss and Keeper’s food to the dogs shortly before she died, but this account seems questionable.
Floss’s food

39. 10. The claim that Keeper was part of the company of the mourners when Brontë died and that he then whined outside her bedroom door for days seems more reliable.
the mourner’s company

40. Common Nouns
count
noncount

41. Count Nouns
can be made plural

42. Noncount Nouns
cannot be made plural

43. I would like some chocolate. I would like two chocolates.
Count & Noncount
I would like some chocolate.
I would like two chocolates.

44. I scrubbed to get the egg off the skillet.
Count & Noncount
I scrubbed to get the egg off the skillet.
May I have two eggs?

45. There were three hairs in the comb.
Count & Noncount
Jenny has a lot of hair.
There were three hairs in the comb.

46. dollars
ones
bills
money
cash

47. three
much
dollars
ones
bills
money
cash

48. a few
a lot of
dollars
ones
bills
money
cash

49. 1. Stubby is a bulldog that became a World War I hero.CO

50. 2. His bravery was notable, and he received medals given personally by General Pershing.

51. 3. Stubby saved many soldiers’ lives in the trenches of France and Belgium.CO

52. 4. He would save the soldiers by barking before a gas attack would occur.CO

53. 5. After Stubby was wounded, he was placed in a Paris hospital.CO

54. 6. He gave great comfort to the wounded soldiers in the hospital when he walked around to their beds. N

55. 7. Physicians were amazed at the therapy he provided the soldiers and noted how quickly they recovered after a visit from Stubby. N

56. 8. After the war, Stubby received honor by being invited to the White House by two different presidents. N

57. 9. With all his honors, Stubby led many military parades.CO

58. 10. Stubby’s death came in 1926 after a life of service to people.CO