NounsNotebook

Notes

Nouns! Ntbk p. 155A noun is a word that names a person, place,

thing or idea.

Examples:People: woman, lawyer, Mr. Szymendera,

zookeeperPlaces: St. Louis, school, forest, theater,

Mt. HoodThings: shoe, magazine, cat, pizza, soccer ballIdeas and Feelings: happiness, talent, law, hope,

fear, truth

Proper vs. Common ntbk p. 154

Proper noun:

names a specific person, place, thing or idea

Ex: Olaf, Diagon Alley, Comcast

Common noun:

does not name a specific p,pl,th, or idea

Ex. snowman, street, company

Plural Nouns

Traffic Light ntbk p. 153

Possessive Nouns ntbk p. 152

Possessive Nouns- shows possession of the noun that follows

1. singular nouns: add (') and -sex boy's hatMs. Reiss's shoes

2. plural nouns ending in -s: add only (')ex. Cowells' house girls' bikes

3. plural nouns not ending in -s: add (') and -s

ex. mice's cheesechildren's Harleys

Abstract vs. Concrete Ntbk p. 151

abstract noun: a feeling, idea, or quality that can be understood, but not seen or touched.

Examples: joy curiosity judgment honesty

concrete noun: a person, place, or thing that can be seen or touched.

Examples: coach field ball