1. A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing.

2. Common or Proper?
A common noun names any one of a class of person, places, or things.
A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
On the next slide, tell which words are common, and
which are proper.
For additional help, review p in your VOYAGES IN ENGLISH book.

4. Singular or Plural
Singular means ONE.
Plural
means
more than one.

5. Do you know how to make
singular nouns into plural nouns?

6. Some Plural Rules
1. The plural of most nouns is formed by adding –s to the singular form.
girl-girls pencil-pencils top-tops
2. Add –es to form the plural of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh.
box-boxes watch-watches wish-wishes
3. For nouns ending in y after a consonant, change the y to I and add –es.
story-stories lady-ladies ally-allies

7. Some More Plural Rules
4. For nouns ending in y after a vowel, simply add –s.
Monday-Mondays toy-toys tray-trays
5. For most nouns ending in f or fe, add –s.
safe-safes chief-chiefs reef-reefs
6. For some nouns ending in f or fe, form the plural by changing the f or fe to v
and adding –es.
leaf-leaves shelf-shelves life-lives
For additional practice/review, go to p in your English book.

8. Rules for Forming the Possessive
Form the possessive of nouns not ending in s by adding an apostrophe plus the letter s.
the cat's kittens
the children's toys
the women's room
Form the possessive of nouns that end in s by adding just an apostrophe.
both boys' parents 
two squirrels' nuts
girls' dresses 
Jesus’ law of love

9. Rules for Forming the Possessive
The possessive of a singular proper Noun ending in s is formed by adding ‘s.
James’s song
Tess’s rainbow
The plural possessive of a proper noun is formed just as the plural possessive of a common noun is formed.
Phillipses’ house (the house belonging to Tom Phillips and Mary Phillips)

10. Oh, no!
There
are
exceptions!

11. There are a number of exceptions including:
In some cases, to added ‘s would make the word difficult to pronounce as in the case of many biblical or classical names. In those cases it is acceptable and often preferred to not add the ‘s when the proper noun ends in an s. Just the apostrophe is added.
Jesus’ Law of Love
Moses’ Journey

12. Collective Nouns, Count and Noncount Nouns
A collective noun names a group of persons, animals, places, or things that are considered a unit. A collective nouns usually acts as a singular noun.

14. Collective Nouns, Count and Noncount Nouns
A count noun names items that can be counted separately.
one boy, two boys
one orange, two oranges
Noncount nouns name items that cannot be counted separately. Noncount nouns generally take singular verbs. Some noncount nouns name ideas.

15. Which of these noncount nouns name IDEAS?

16. Uses of Nouns
Nouns can be used in different ways in different sentences.
Subject
Subject Complement
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Object of a Preposition
Direct Address

17. Subject The subject tells what a sentence is about.
The girl had a great idea.
The subject answers the question “who” or “what” before the verb.
Who had a great idea?

18. Subjects The subject tells what a sentence is about.
The girl had a great idea.
(Girl is a simple subject.)
The simple subject with all the words that describe it is called the complete subject.
Subjects
The young, athletic girl had a great idea.
Complete
Subject

19. Subject Complement Subject linking verb subject complement
The Subject Complement
Follows a linking verb
Renames the subject

20. Subject Complement my Debbie is friend The Subject Complement
Friend follows the linking verb is.
Debbie is the subject. Friend renames Debbie in this sentence. my

22. Direct Object subject action verb Direct Object
___________________________________
Direct Object
Answers the question “who” or “what” after an action verb
subject
action verb
Direct Object

23. Reggie scored touchdowns ___________________________________
Direct Object
Reggie
scored
touchdowns
___________________________________
Direct Object
What did Reggie score? Touchdowns
Touchdowns is the direct object in this sentence because touchdowns answer “what” after the action verb scored.

24. Indirect Object Subject action verb Direct Object Indirect Object
__________________________________
_________________
Indirect Object
Tells “to whom” or “for whom” an action is done
There must be a direct object for the action verb in the sentence.
Subject
action verb
Direct Object
Indirect Object

25. Indirect Object baked Mom cookies Susan
__________________________________
_________________
Indirect Object
For whom did Mom bake cookies? Susan
Cookies is the direct object for the action verb in this sentence.
baked
Mom
cookies
Susan

26. Object of the Preposition
__________________________________
________________________
Object of the Preposition
Object of the Preposition follows a preposition.
Object of the Preposition has a special relationship with another word in the sentence.
verb
Subject
preposition
object of the preposition

27. Object of the Preposition
__________________________________
_________________
Object of the Preposition
Church follows the preposition in.
Church tells the place where dad sat.
sat
Dad in
church

28. These are some words often used as prepositions.

29. Direct Address Direct Address
A direct address is the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to.
It is always a proper noun.
Use a comma to separate the name of someone who is being addressed from the message.

30. Direct Address
Direct Address
A direct address is the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to.
Kelly, please eat your soup.
Where are you going, Tom?
It is always a proper noun.

31. Direct Address Direct Address
Use a comma to separate the name of someone (Direct Address) who is being addressed from the message and the rest of the sentence.
Please hand me the sharpener, Theresa.
Cindy, where is your mom?
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32. Need more help???
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