Understanding Nouns: Definitions, Categorization, and Examples
Explore the world of nouns by defining, categorizing, and identifying different types such as common, proper, and abstract nouns. Enhance your understanding through examples and practice exercises. Uncover the essence of nouns as they represent people, places, things, and ideas.
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Wednesday, March 18th Today s Learning Target: Students will define, understand and identify different categories of nouns in their natural habitat Today s Essential Questions How do you define a noun? How are nouns categorized? How well can you apply these definitions and categorizations to identifying different types of nouns?
Today you young scholars will Define the concept of a noun Apply your understanding of noun to identifying them in different sentence structures Define and identify different categories of nouns Practice identifying and categorizing nouns
And now the moment youve been waiting for Nouns? What are thooose?
Noun A person, place, thing, or idea Examples: building; The Capital Building; Hayden Mancuso; tree; orange; taco; Pennsylvania;
Proper and common A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized. Common nouns are any nouns that do not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized
How Noun Brown Cow, How Noun Brown Cow Categorize the following nouns as either common or proper Car School Monday Tohickon Middle School Desk Today Jackie Robinson Backyard September Mexico McDonald s Teacher
How Noun Brown Cow, How Noun Brown Cow Categorize the following nouns as either common or proper (c)Car (c)School (P) Monday (P) Tohickon Middle School (c)Desk (c)Today (P)Jackie Robinson (c) Backyard (P) September (P)Mexico (P) McDonald s (c)Teacher
Abstract noun A noun denoting an idea, quality, concept, feeling or state rather than a concrete object
Examples of Abstract Nouns Love Peace Pride Honesty Bravery Knowledge Brilliance Justice Pleasure Delight Awe Reality Anger Loyalty Courage Trust Misery Patriotism Truth Faith Liberty Despair Calm Wisdom Hate Integrity Deceit Compassion Childhood Friendship Charity Kindness Freedom Hope Joy
Collective noun- a collection of things taken as a whole.
Examples of collective nouns Army Board Committee Family Jury Plethora Staff Audience Cast Company Faculty Navy School Team Band Class Crowd Group Puble Society Troupe
Identify and label the nouns in the following sentences (purple/blue is common, red is proper) 1. Becky went with her sisters to Disneyland on Friday. 2. My youngest son is in Brazil until September. 3. Mr. Smith works with his wife in Los Angeles. 4. Love could bring marriage to Mark and Terri.
Identify and label the nouns in the following sentences (purple/blue is common, red is proper) 1. Becky went with her sisters to Disneyland on Friday. 2. My youngest son is in Brazil until September. 3. Mr. Smith works with his wife in Los Angeles. 4. Love could bring marriage to Mark and Terri.
Highlight the nouns in the following sentences (blue is concrete, red is abstract) 1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal. 2. People with perseverance will be successful in life. 3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street. 4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident.
Identify and label the nouns in the following sentences (blue is concrete, red is abstract) 1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal. 2. People with perseverance will be successful in life. 3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street. 4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident.
Making Nouns Plural Formed by adding s to the singular form Examples: Cheerleader- cheerleaders Wheel- wheels
Making Nouns Plural Plural nouns ending in ch, sh, s, z, and x is made by adding es to the singular Examples: Lunch- lunches Dish- dishes Mess-messes Buzz- buzzes
Making Nouns Plural The plural of common nouns that end in y with a consonant letter just before the y are formed by changing the y to i and adding es. Examples: Fly- flies Cry- Cries Key-Keys
Make the common nouns plural computer child parent effort puzzle branch school secretary energy farm worker mathematics deer tax
The common nouns plural computers children parents efforts puzzles branches schools secretaries energies farms workers mathematics deer taxes
