Transcript Noun Unit Review

Noun Unit Review
7th Grade Mrs. Smith
A noun is a name word. A singular noun
names one person, place, thing or idea.
 A plural noun names more than one
person, place thing or idea.
 Add s to most nouns to form plurals.
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◦ For example: writer-writers, hope-hopes
Add es to form the plurals of nouns ending in
s,x,z,ch and sh.
For example: dress-dresses, box-boxes
Singular and Plural Nouns
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Form plurals of nouns ending in y preceded
by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) by adding –s.
◦ For Example: guy-guys, birthday-birthdays
Form the plurals of nouns ending in y preceded by a
consonant by changing the y to i and adding –es.
For example: lily-lilies, baby-babies
Some plural nouns are not formed by adding s, or es.
Check a dictionary to find the correct plural form.
For example: tooth-teeth, mouse-mice
More Singular and Plural
Nouns……
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If a noun ends in o preceded by a
vowel(a,e,i,o,u,), form the plural by adding s.
◦ For example: trio-trios, rodeo-rodeos
If a noun ends in o preceded by a consonant. Form
the plural by adding es.
For example: tomato-tomatoes
There are exceptions! piano-pianos,
soprano,sopranos
For most nouns ending in f or fe add s. safe-safes
Some nouns like leaf-leaves, calf-calves
More Singular and Plural Nouns
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Form plurals of some compound nouns by
adding s to the principal word. Always check
a dictionary to be sure.
For example: mother-in-law/mothers-in-law
Form the plurals of compound nouns ending
in ful by adding s
For example: handful-handfuls
Some nouns are plural in form but singular
in meaning.
For example: news, mathematics, scissors
Compound Plural Nouns
The subject tells what the sentence is
about.
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◦ Canada borders the United States on the north.
Nouns as Subjects
A subject complement renames the
subject and usually follows the linking
verb (am, is, are, was, were and so on)
 For Example:
 The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
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Subject Complement
A noun can be used as a direct object.
The direct object tells whom or what after
the verb.
 For Example:
 Many students joined the drama club.
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Nouns as Direct Objects
An indirect object tells to whom, for
whom, to what or for what an action is
being performed and usually follows the
verb.
 For Example:
 The drama teacher taught the students
acting basics.
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Nouns as Indirect Objects
The object complement renames the
direct object, notice in the example, that
both usually follow the verb in the
sentence.
 For Example:
 The drama teacher appointed Bridgette
costume designer.
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Object Complement
A noun can be the object of preposition, it
usually can be found as the first noun
following the prepositional word.
Prepositions are words of direction or
manner, such as in, about, under, into,
on, by, with, for, from
 For Example:
 The students were talking about their
next play.
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Object of Preposition
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An appositive is a word that follows a noun
and helps identify or modify it.
An appositive is said to be restrictive if the
information is needed to understand the
sentence. It is nonrestrictive when the
information is not needed to understand the
sentence. This type of appositive is usually
set off by commas.
For Example:
The famous musician Louis Armstrong was
the leader of the Hot Fives, a jazz band.
Appositives
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Possessive nouns express possession or
ownership.
To form a singular possessive add ‘s to the
singular form of the noun.
 student-student’s
To form a possessive with plural nouns ending in s, add
an apostrophe only.
cowboys-cowboys’
To form a singular possessive of proper names ending in
s, add ‘s.
James-James’s
To form a plural possessive of a proper name add an ‘
The Jones-The Jones’
Possessive Nouns
Possessive compound nouns are formed
by adding ‘s to the end of the word.
 For Example:
 Sister-in-law/Sister-in-law’s
 Commander-in-chief/ Commander-inchief’s
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Possessive Compound Nouns
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If two or more nouns are used to indicate
separate possession each person owns
something separately
Example:
Christian’s and Abby’s murals are colorful.
When two or more nouns are used together
to indicate joint possession one thing is
owned together.
Example:
Nick and Harold’s mural is colorful.
Separate and Joint Possession