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WHAT IS A NOUN?
• A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. • How many nouns are in the following sentence?
The birds rested in their nests in the trees by my house.
PRACTICE
• The birds rested in their nests in the trees by my house. • There were 4 nouns in that sentence.
EXAMPLES
• Persons: girl, student, Ms. Knapp, policeman • Places: school, park, Dearborn, Alaska • Things: flag, book, pencil
COMMON VS. PROPER
• A common noun is used when you are talking about persons, places, or things in general. • A proper noun is used when you are talking about specific persons, places, or things.
COMMON VS. PROPER
• • • • • • Are the following words common or proper? school october monday frog los angelos beach
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
• A singular noun names one place, person, thing, or idea. • A plural noun names more than one place, person, thing, or idea.
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For most nouns, you just need to add an “s” to the end of the word. • • • kid kids park parks car cars
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in s, x, ch, or sh, you need to add an “-es” to the end of the word. • • • • cross crosses tax taxes bunch bunches hush hushes
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in a vowel and a y, add “–s”. • • • key keys toy toys pray prays
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in a consonant and a y, change the y to an i and add “–es”. • • • sky skies try tries imply implies
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to a v and add “es”; for other nouns, just add “s”. • • • life lives half halves sniff sniffs
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in a vowel and o, add “s”. • • rodeo rodeos radio radios
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
For nouns ending in a consonant and o, add “s” or “-es”. • • • • solo solos tomato tomatoes potato potatoes piano pianos
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
Some nouns have unique changes from singular to plural. • • • • mouse mice goose geese octopus octopi foot feet
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RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR TO PLURAL
Some nouns stay the same from singular to plural. • • • deer deer moose moose fish fish
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WHAT IS A SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUN?
It shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something. • To show ownership, add an apostrophe and an s (‘s)
EXAMPLES
• • The fur of the dog The dog’s fur • • The tail of the fox The fox’s tail
EXAMPLES
• • The name of the dog The dog’s name • • The class of Ms. Knapp Ms. Knapp’s class
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WHAT IS A PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN?
It shows ownership of a plural noun. If it ends in an “s” already, just add an apostrophe. If it doesn’t end in an “s”, add an apostrophe and an s.
EXAMPLES
• • The yards of the neighbors The people’s names • • The cars of the teachers The teachers’ cars
EXAMPLES
• • The names of the people The neighbor’s yards • • The crayons of the children The children’s crayons