1. IDENTIFYING NOUNS & PRONOUNS 8 th Grade ELA 3 rd & 6 th Periods Ms. Ragland

2. COMMON & PROPER NOUNS A common noun is a general noun that refers to any person, place, or thing. EX: author, city, car On the other hand, a proper noun is a specific noun that refers to a certain person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter. EX: Charles Dickens, Los Angeles, Nissan

3. SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. EX: My pencil is broken. May I borrow a piece of paper? A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. EX: My pencils are broken. My papers are scattered around the floor. horses park paper sunshine cloud pies treasure flowers dishes town cities glove toys desks game pencils dinner schools horses park paper sunshine cloud pies treasure flowers dishes town cities glove toys desks game pencils dinner schools

4. POSSESSIVE NOUNS A possessive noun shows ownership. It uses an apostrophe (‘) or an apostrophe plus an –s on the end. EX: I borrowed my sister’s shirt. Both boys’ pants are dirty. The dog’s bowl is empty. The citizens’ votes did not count. *Note: Some plural nouns end in -‘s as if they were singular. EX: men’s, women’s, children’s, etc.

5. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in either –self or –selves. Ex: The Carson family tried to lift themselves out of poverty. Ben Carson dedicated himself to becoming a doctor.

6. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS An interrogative pronoun is used to introduce a question. who whom what which whose

7. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, place, or thing. EX: That is a circuit breaker. This is our emergency shelter. Those are electrical appliances. These are bottles of water.

8. QUESTIONS?