2. Common and Proper
Nouns
• A noun is a word that names a person,
place, thing, or idea.
• A common noun names any person, place,
thing or idea. Common nouns are not
capitalized, unless they come at the
beginning of a sentence.
• Examples:
•
• teacher baseball city
7. ASSIGNMENT #1
1. Write six (6) common nouns.
2. Write a declarative sentence
with two of your nouns.
3. Write an interrogative
sentence with two of your
nouns.
8. • A proper noun names a particular person,
place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are
always capitalized.
• Examples:
Atlanta Braves New York
9. Proper Nouns
• A proper noun names a particular person,
place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are
always capitalized.
• Examples:
Atlanta Braves New York
17. ASSIGNMENT #2
1. Write six (6) proper nouns.
2. Write an exclamatory sentence
with two of your nouns.
3. Write an interrogative
sentence with two of your
nouns.
20. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
21. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
• Concrete nouns can be common, proper, countable,
uncountable, collective, and appear in singular or
plural forms.
22. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
• Concrete nouns can be common, proper, countable,
uncountable, collective, and appear in singular or
plural forms.
• Examples:
gloves pickle desk
23. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
• Concrete nouns can be common, proper, countable,
uncountable, collective, and appear in singular or
plural forms.
• Examples:
gloves pickle desk
24. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
• Concrete nouns can be common, proper, countable,
uncountable, collective, and appear in singular or
plural forms.
• Examples:
gloves pickle desk
25. Concrete Nouns
• One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience
this group of nouns with your five senses: you see
them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel
them. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
something, it is not a concrete noun.
• Concrete nouns can be common, proper, countable,
uncountable, collective, and appear in singular or
plural forms.
• Examples:
gloves pickle desk
26. • Reliable, Diane's beagle,
licked strawberry ice cream
off her chin. Concrete Nouns
• Ice cream, for example, is a
concrete noun. You can see
the pink. You can taste the
berry flavor. You can feel
your tongue growing numb
from the cold. Any noun that
you can experience with at
least one of your five senses is
a concrete noun.
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27. ASSIGNMENT #3
1. Write four (4) concrete nouns.
2. Write a declarative sentence with
two of your nouns.
3. Write an imperative sentence with
two of your nouns.
30. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
31. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
32. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
33. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
34. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
love laziness fear
35. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
love laziness fear
36. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
love laziness fear
37. Abstract Nouns
• An abstract noun names a quality or an
idea that cannot be recognized by the
senses.
• Examples:
love laziness fear
38. • Abstract nouns are like the opposite of concrete
nouns. These are nouns that name things you
cannot see, smell, taste, hear, or touch. They refer
to emotions, ideas, concepts, tenets, beliefs, or your
state of being.
• Examples include: love, hate, bigotry, acceptance,
tyranny, democracy, freedom, power, happiness,
curiosity, peace, maturity, deceit, trust, integrity,
culture, patience, rage, calm, anticipation,
education, stupidity, safety, evil, progress,
shopping, and virtue.
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39. Abstract
Noun
• Diane pushed Reliable off her lap to
register her disapproval.
• Disapproval is an example of an
abstract noun. What color is
disapproval? You don't know
because you cannot see it. What
texture is disapproval? Who knows?
You cannot touch it. What flavor is
disapproval? No clue! You cannot
taste it! Does it make a sound? Of
course not! Does it smell? Not a bit!
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40. ASSIGNMENT #4
1. Write four (4) abstract nouns.
2. Write an exclamatory sentence
with two of your nouns.
3. Write an imperative sentence with
two of your nouns.
41. Compound nouns are nouns that are
made up of two or more words.
Compound nouns can be written as
one word- hometown -or as more than
one word- ice cream . Other
compound words are written as two or
more words joined by
hyphens- mother-in-law .
42. Compound Nouns
Compound nouns are nouns that are
made up of two or more words.
Compound nouns can be written as
one word- hometown -or as more than
one word- ice cream . Other
compound words are written as two or
more words joined by
hyphens- mother-in-law .
54. A possessive noun names who
or what owns or has something.
Possessive nouns can be common
or proper nouns. They can also be
singular or plural. The following
pairs of sentences show possessive
nouns are formed.
55. Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun names who
or what owns or has something.
Possessive nouns can be common
or proper nouns. They can also be
singular or plural. The following
pairs of sentences show possessive
nouns are formed.
56. Possessive Nouns
Mike owns a book about
inventions.
Several books have indexes.
57. Possessive Nouns
Mike owns a book about
inventions.
Mike's book is about inventions.
Several books have indexes.
58. Possessive Nouns
Mike owns a book about
inventions.
Mike's book is about inventions.
Several books have indexes.
Check several books' indexes.
59. Most Singular Nouns add an
apostrophe and an –s (‘s).
Examples: a girl -- a girl’s coat
Wichita – Wichita’s population
Singular Nouns ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: Joseph Ives – Joseph Ives’s clock
Alexis – Alexis’s book
60. Forming Possessive Nouns
Most Singular Nouns add an
apostrophe and an –s (‘s).
Examples: a girl -- a girl’s coat
Wichita – Wichita’s population
Singular Nouns ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: Joseph Ives – Joseph Ives’s clock
Alexis – Alexis’s book
61. Plural Nouns ending in -s add an
apostrophe (‘).
Examples: boys –boys’
The Wrights – the Wrights’ plane
Plural Nouns not ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: children – children’s toys
women – women’s organization
62. Forming Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns ending in -s add an
apostrophe (‘).
Examples: boys –boys’
The Wrights – the Wrights’ plane
Plural Nouns not ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: children – children’s toys
women – women’s organization
63. Forming Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns ending in -s add an
apostrophe (‘).
Examples: boys –boys’
The Wrights – the Wrights’ plane
Plural Nouns not ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: children – children’s toys
women – women’s organization
64. Forming Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns ending in -s add an
apostrophe (‘).
Examples: boys –boys’
The Wrights – the Wrights’ plane
Plural Nouns not ending in –s add an
apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Ex.: children – children’s toys
women – women’s organization
65. ASSIGNMENT #8
1. Write four (4) possessive
noun phrases.
Example:
-Maria’s toy
-All the dads’ cars
