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Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns and Pronouns. Nouns. A noun is a word that can describe a: Person – architect Place – neighborhood Thing – money Idea – courage. There are two basic kinds of nouns:. Common nouns Proper nouns. Common nouns. Common nouns name a person, place, thing, or idea

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Nouns and Pronouns

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  1. Nouns and Pronouns

  2. Nouns • A noun is a word that can describe a: • Person – architect • Place – neighborhood • Thing – money • Idea – courage

  3. There are two basic kinds of nouns: • Common nouns • Proper nouns

  4. Common nouns • Common nouns name a person, place, thing, or idea • Common nouns can be either • CONCRETE • ABSTRACT

  5. Concrete nouns • Concrete nouns name things that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted. (Five senses) • Example: city, calendar, student

  6. Abstract nouns • Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, feelings, or characteristics that do not use the five senses. • Examples: time, culture, anger

  7. Proper nouns • Proper nouns name specific persons, places, things, or ideas. • Examples: Monday, African American, Green Bay Packers!

  8. Compound Nouns • A compound noun is two or more words used together as a single noun. • A compound noun can be written “3” different ways: • One word – videocassette • Separated words – compact disc • Hyphenated word – self-esteem

  9. Collective Nouns • A collective noun is a word that names a group. • Examples: committee, flock, team

  10. Collective Nouns • Every collective noun can have either a • SINGULAR meaning • PLURAL meaning

  11. Collective Nouns • SINGULAR meaning • When speaking about a group as a unit, the noun has a singular meaning • Example: The entire audience applauds the performance.

  12. Collective Nouns • PLURAL meaning • When referring to the individual members of the group, the noun has a plural meaning • Example: The committee argue with one another over the rules

  13. Important hint* • If you can substitute the word it for the collective noun, the collective noun is singular. • If you can substitute they, the collective noun is plural. • Example: The family eat their sandwiches. • It eat their sandwiches. (incorrect) • They eat their sandwiches (correct)

  14. Possessive Nouns • The possessive form of a noun shows ownership or relationship. • Possessive nouns function as adjectives when they modify a noun. • Examples: The duck’s feathers are colorful. I held Corey’s camera as she tied her shoe.

  15. Did you get all of that? • Take out one white board per group • Take out one dry erase marker • Put your notes in the GRAMMAR section of your 3 ring binder

  16. 1) What type of noun is milk? • Abstract, common noun • Abstract, proper noun • Concrete, common noun • Concrete, proper noun

  17. C) Concrete, common noun

  18. 2) What type of noun is Georgia? • Abstract, common noun • Abstract, proper noun • Concrete, common noun • Concrete, proper noun

  19. D. Concrete, proper noun

  20. 3) What type of noun is temper? • Abstract, common noun • Abstract, proper noun • Concrete, common noun • Concrete, proper noun

  21. A) Abstract, common noun

  22. 4) team-pride is… • Concrete noun • Compound noun • Collective noun • Cooperative noun

  23. B) Compound noun

  24. 5) What do you call a noun that names a group?

  25. Collective noun

  26. 6) What do you call a noun that shows ownership or relationship?

  27. Possessive noun

  28. 7) The fisherman’s hook was caught on the pier. • What part of speech is the possessive noun in the sentence • Noun • Adjective • Adverb • Preposition

  29. B) Adjective

  30. Do you remember the hint about singular and plural collective nouns? • Use the hint to help answer this question. 8) Is the word tribe a singular or plural collective noun in the sentence below? • The tribe act to prevent fires near their settlement.

  31. Plural collective noun! • The tribe act to prevent fires near their settlement. • Itact to prevent fires near their settlement. Incorrect • Theyact to prevent fires near their settlement. Correct

  32. For THREE points! • Name the three ways that a compound noun can be written.

  33. Compound nouns can be written as: • One word - videocassette • Separated words – compact disc • Hyphenated word – self-esteem

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