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What is a noun?Definition: A noun is a word that names a ___________________________, a _________________________, a __________________________, or an _________________________.Examples of nouns: cat, chair, The Hunger Games, school, New Jersey, book, family, town, building, Reading Fleming Intermediate SchoolName ______________________________Quiz Date ___________________________There are two kinds of nouns.Proper Nouns – names someone or something specific. Proper nouns are mon Nouns – does not name someone or something specific. Common nouns are NOT capitalized.Proper Nouns “P”Common Nouns “C”The number of a noun tells whether the noun is singular or plural. Only common nouns are singular or plural.Singular noun – names ______________ person, place, thing, or idea.Plural noun – names _____________ than ____________ person, place, thing, or idea.Singular Nouns “S”Plural Nouns “PL”HomeworkDirections: Write each noun below and label it as “C” for common or “P” for proper. Also label each common noun as “S” for singular or “PL” for plural. Be careful! The sentence may have more than one noun!SentenceNounsC/PS/PL1. Treasure Island contains exciting adventures.2. Many books are filled with wonderful journeys. 3. My favorite story is about a girl growing up in Canada.4. Doris lived with her mother and two sisters.5. Life was hard, but the children had fun times.Nouns as IdeasA noun is a person, place, thing, or IDEA. Suffixes (the endings of words) are clues to finding nouns that are ideas.-ation or –tion starvation, occupation-domwisdom, freedom, kingdom-erteacher, dancer-hoodstatehood, childhood-nesshappiness, sadness, greatness-agecourage, passage, age-anceacceptance-ismrealism-istrealist-mentdisappointment, enjoyment Anthony felt happiness when he was named Star Student.Directions: Turn each adjective into a noun by adding a suffix.Example: happy happiness1. sad _____________________________________________2. free _____________________________________________3. excite ____________________________________________4. wise ____________________________________________5. nervous __________________________________________Homework Directions: Circle all the nouns. Pay attention and look for the nouns that are ideas!1. Many books are full of danger.2. The key to success is knowledge.* 3. Jack loves to play basketball.* 4. Love is the glue that holds families together.5. New Jersey is a wonderful state, full of history.* How is the word “love” different in these two sentences?Possessive NounsPossessive nouns show ______________________. An _____________________ is used to show that a noun is possessive.Possessive Noun RulesSingular possessive nouns:add an apostrophe and the letter -s to the end of the word.Plural nouns NOT ending in -s:add an apostrophe and the letter -s to the end of the word.Plural nouns ending is -s:place the apostrophe after the -s.Singular Possessive NounsPlural Possessive NounsBoy’s father (one boy)Boys’ father (more than one boy)Child’s game (one child)Children’s games (more than one child)Practice: For each of the sentences below, choose the correct possessive in parentheses and circle it.1. Four (girl’s, girls’) bicycles were parked by a giant pine tree.2. The friends had decided to hike along the (river’s, rivers’) edge.3. The (dolphin’s, dolphins’) tails splashed when they jumped out of the water.4. My (grandfather’s, grandfathers’) car is spotless.5. The (wrestler’s, wrestlers’) families cheered them on.6. In the science contest, my (friend’s, friends’) report won an award for best individual project.Homework Directions: For each of the sentences below, choose the correct possessive in parentheses and circle it.1. The little girl peeled off the (crayon’s, crayons’) paper wrappers.2. The (children’s, childrens’) hands are very dirty.3. I found the football in (Austin’s, Austins’) backyard.4. The (men’s, mens’) truck was dirty.5. All three (textbook’s, textbooks’) pages had been heavily marked up.6. The (photo’s, photos’) vibrant color had faded from years of being on display in the shop window.Directions: Now, it is your turn to show what you learned about possessive nouns. Create two of your own DESCRIPTIVE sentences using possessive nouns. One sentence needs to contain a singular possessive noun and the other sentence needs to contain a plural possessive noun. 1. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Using Specific NounsYour writing is more interesting if you use specific nouns rather than general nouns. Specific nouns make your writing _____________________ and _____________________________.General NounsSpecific NounsWomanHarriet TubmanCountryThailandCarConvertibleEmotionJoyHomework Practice: Rewrite each sentence below. Replace the underlined general noun with a more specific one. Pay attention to the difference that specific nouns can make!1. The man turned and walked away.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Later that day, Alice walked down the road.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. I enjoyed the show very much.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. At recess, Carley got mud on her clothes.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Darren studied the material before the test.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. After school we met at our favorite place.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Be Prepared!!For your quiz, you should know and be able to recognize the following:Definition of a nounCommon nounsProper nounsSingular nounsPlural nounsDefinition of possessive nounsSingular possessive nounsPlural possessive nounsGeneral and Specific nouns ................
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