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Nouns are…

A person

A place

A thing

An idea

PEOPLEStudents

• familyfamily • friendsfriends

• teacherteacher

• GirlGirl• athleteathlete

• brotherbrother

• judgejudge

PLACESHome

• househouse • spacespace

• schoolschool

• citycity• neighborhooneighborhoodd

• countycounty

• easteast

THINGS

• shoeshoe

• coughcough

• oxygenoxygen• pencilpencil

• bookbook

• flowerflower

IDEAShappiness

• LoveLove

• truthtruth• skillskill

• successsuccess

• fearfear

Noun or not?

small

NOT

Noun or Not?

ocean

NOUN

Noun or Not?

George Washington

NOUN

Noun or Not?

school

NOUN

Noun or Not?

abruptly

NOT

Noun or Not?

and

NOT

Noun or Not?

laughter

NOUN

Common NounsANY person, place, thing, or ideas

Proper NounsSpecific person, place, thing, or idea

ALWAYS capitalizeIf more than ONE word- Capitalize 1st word

AND all other important words

Common and Proper COMMON PROPER

People actorsingerAthlete

Places buildingcityriver

Things bookmoviesong

Change each common noun in each category to a proper noun.

Common or Proper?

U.S. Congress

Proper

Common or Proper?

President Obama

Proper

Common or Proper?

president

Common

Common or Proper?

France

Proper

Common or Proper?

Dr. Lee

Proper

Common or Proper?

Doctor

Common

Common or Proper?

Kenston Middle School

Proper

Singular vs. PluralSINGULAR PLURAL

Names ONE person, place, thing or idea

Names more than ONE

You add –s to most plural nouns

Example: students, photos, sports

Unusual Plural Endingsbus buses (es)

box boxes (es)

city cities (ies)

potato Potatoes (es)

Life lives (ves)

Collective Noun

EXAMPLE:

The team shares the field with its opponent. SingularThe team share their jokes with each other. Plural

Examplesplayers team student classFish schoolTeachers staff