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Noun
Is a word that names a person, place, thing or an idea.
An idea it names something that cannot be touched.
Ex. Anger (Time period, feeling)
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Nouns can be broken into 2 Categories:
* Common Noun
* Proper Noun
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Common Noun
- A common noun is a noun that doesn't name a particular person, place, thing or idea.
- Ex. city, boy, month, state, ocean
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Proper Noun
A proper noun is a noun names a particular person, place, thing or idea.
Ex. Milwaukee, Kenneth, October, Wisconsin, Pacific Ocean
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Singula Noun
- Names one person, place, thing or an idea.
- Ex. Shoe
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Plural noun
- Names more than one person, place, thing or an idea.
- Ex. Shoes
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Singular Endings
s
ss
ch
sh
x
z
- Add -es
- Thomas-Thomases
- boss-bosses
- porch-porches
- bush-bushes
- fox-foxes
- waltz-waltzes
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Consonant + O
- Add -es
- veto-vetoes
- potatoe-potatoes
- some you add only an -s
- piano-pianos
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Vowel + O
- Add -s
- radio-radios
- studio-studios
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Consonant + Y
Change y to i and add -es
- baby-babies
- party-parties
- country-countries
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Vowel + Y
- Add -s
- day-days
- turkey-turkeys
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F or FE
- Sometimes change f to v and add -s or -es
- life-lives
- half-halves
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Possessive Nouns
A noun that shows ownership or possession...It names who or what owns or has something.
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Rules for Possessive Nouns (Singular)
Singular add an ('s) - a man's hat
Singular that ends in (s) add an ('s) or just (') - the dress's color or the dress's color
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Rules for Possessive Nouns (Plural)
Plural nouns that end in (s) add only an (') - the dogs' bone
- Plural nouns that do not end in (s) add an (') -
- the men's tools
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Collective Noun
- A noun that refers to a group of individuals
- Ex. class, crowd, swarm, herd, flock, team, choir, crew
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Concrete Noun
- Nouns that can be perceived by the 5 senses (taste, hear, smell, see and feel)
- Ex. deer, flower, table, dog, house
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Abstract Noun
Nouns that name a feeling or emotion
Ex. freedom, love, courage, friendship, anger
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