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Grammar :Types of Nouns
Manning – Language Arts
Definition
A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
person
place
thing
idea
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Kinds of Nouns
There are two basic kinds of nouns:
1. Common2. Proper
Common Nouns
A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing, or idea. It does not refer to something specific.
cat
house
shoe
Proper Nouns
A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a NAME of a noun.
Felix
White House
Nike
Concrete & Abstract Nouns
In addition to common and propernouns, there are also CONCRETE andABSTRACT nouns.
Hats—concrete noun
Love—abstract noun
CONCRETE NOUNS
CONCRETE NOUNS are nouns that youcan see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.
Abstract NOUNS
ABSTRACT NOUNS are nouns that youcannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. Theyare ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannotbe seen or touched.
RESPONSIBILITY
FAIRNESS
JUSTICE
Classify these Nouns:
COMMON PROPER
CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
bike
planet
desk
scissors
Jupiter
justice
judge
dollar
Christian
snow
city
Islam
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
friendship
bikeplanet
desk
scissors Jupiter
justice
judge
dollar
Christiansnowcity
Islam
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
friendship
COMMON PROPER
CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
bikeplanet
desk
scissors Jupiter
justice
judge
dollar
Christiansnowcity
Islam
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
friendship
Check
your
chart:
DEFINITION
A POSSESSIVE NOUN is a nounthat shows ownership or possession ofthings or qualities.
Ling’s birthday cake
Rule #1Rule #1• To form the possessive of a SINGULAR NOUN,
ADD ’s’s to the word.
– Examples:• Truck + tires = Truck’s tires
• Man + wallet = Man’s wallet
• The ’s’s is added to all singular words, no matter what letter the word ends with.– Examples:
• Waitress + apron = Waitress’s apron
• Jones + house = Jones’s house
Rule #2Rule #2• To form the possessive of a PLURAL NOUN that
ends in SS, simply ADD ’’ after the SS – Examples:
• Ladies + club = Ladies’ club
• Cats + dish = Cats’ dish
• Teachers + workroom = Teachers’ workroom
Rule #3Rule #3
• To form the possessive of a PLURAL NOUN
that does NOT end in “SS”, add ’s’s to the word– Examples:
• Children + playground = Children’s playground
• Geese + formation = Geese’s formation
How to form possessive nouns:
Nouns To Form Possessive
Examples
All singular nouns; plural nouns not ending in S
Add an apostrophe and
s (‘s)
A girl—a girl’s nameThe bus—the bus’s routeChildren—children’s toysMr. Nevins—Mr. Nevins’s tie
Plural nouns ending in S
Add just an apostrophe (‘) at the end of the plural noun.
Babies—babies’ bottleThe Joneses—the Joneses’ car
Examples
Singular Noun
Lyndell has a book about baseball.
Singular Possessive
Noun
Lyndell’s book is about baseball.
Plural Noun Several cities have baseball teams.
Plural Possessive
Noun
Several cities’ teams attract fans.
Guided PracticeWrite the possessive form of the noun in parentheses.
1. The hawk stole the eggs from that (bird)(bird) nest.
2. (Janel)(Janel) entry in the soapbox derby won first place.
3. (Oscar)(Oscar) claws are very sharp.
4. The three (students) (students) homework was accepted one day late.
5. (Mr. Nevins)(Mr. Nevins) tie is always around his neck.
6. The (bus)(bus) wheels go round and round.
bird’s
Janel’s
students’
Oscar’s
Mr. Nevins’s
bus’s
DEFINITION
A CONTRACTION is a word made by combining two words and leaving out one or more letters. An apostrophe shows where the letters have been left out.
Contractions
The speaker is happy about her presentation.
We can join the two words speaker and is to create a contraction.
SPEAKER’S
The speaker’s happy about her presentation.
Complete the following chartSingular
NounSingular
PossessivePlural Noun Plural
Possessive Noun
Contraction
woman
echo’s
countries
speakers
woman’s women women’s woman’s
echo echoes echoes’ echo’s
country country’s country’s
speaker speaker’s speakers’ speaker’s
countries’
Guided PracticeIdentify the bolded word in each sentence by writing plural noun, singular, singular
possessive noun, plural possessive noun, or contraction.
1. School hours begin at 7:40 am.
2. Elvis’s cage is in the 7B science room.
3. Micky Rodgers’s bus arrives at 7:25 am.
4. Skylar’s the illustrator for that book.
5. The children’s mittens are lost.
6. My two sneakers’ laces are too short.
Plural noun
Singular Poss.
contraction
Singular Poss.
Plural Poss.
Plural poss.
Testing Your Knowledge1. What is a possessive noun?
AN: A noun that shows ownership
2. How do you form singular possessive nouns?
AN: By adding an apostrophe s (‘s)
3. How do you form plural possessive nouns?
AN: By adding an apostrophe after the s.
4. How do you form the possessive form of plural nouns that DO NOT end in s?
AN: By adding an apostrophe and s (‘s).
5. What is a contraction?
AN: a word made by combining two words and leaving out one or more letters using an apostrophe.
Collective Nouns
herd
fleet
crew
crowd
team
What do these words have in common?
committee
They are collective nouns.
A collective noun is the general name of a group of persons, animals, or things.
A collective noun can name a:
Person
Animal
Place
Thing
tribe class congregation
litter gaggle herd
United States Rockies Bahamas
batch cluster bunch
Find the collective noun in each sentence.
1. The night crew are asked to take separate breaks.
2. A flock of geese flew over the fleet of ships.
3. The fans cheered when the team won the game.
4. The entire family played the game together.
5. We spied a school of fish under the lily pads.
6. That committee is made up of a large group of people.
7. The children ran from the swarm of bees.