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Grammar Ninja Training: Ninja Nouns

Grammar Ninja Training: Ninja Nouns. Nouns name a person, place thing or idea. Classes of Nouns:. Proper Nouns Common Nouns Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns Singular Nouns Plural Nouns Collective Nouns Compound Nouns.

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Grammar Ninja Training: Ninja Nouns

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  1. Grammar Ninja Training: NinjaNouns Nouns name a person, place thing or idea.

  2. Classes of Nouns: • Proper Nouns • Common Nouns • Concrete Nouns • Abstract Nouns • Singular Nouns • Plural Nouns • Collective Nouns • Compound Nouns

  3. Proper Nouns Name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing or idea.artIc Philadelpha Flyers SnoopyWilliam ShakespeareulOreosa rStrath Haven Panthers ! The Declaration of Independence

  4. Proper Nouns Include: • Names of people: Ms. Thomas, Uncle Fred, President Obama, Homer, Winnie the Pooh, The Green Goblin, Wolverine, Nemo, InigoMantoya, Guns ‘N Roses, Miley Cyrus, Americans, Mount Olympus, Ancient Greece, etc. • Names of places (streets, cities, restaurants, parks, venues, etc.): South Providence Road, Strath Haven, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Sahara Desert, Yellowstone National Park, Six Flags, The Electric Factory, Starbucks, Target, Outback Steakhouse, Wikipedia, Internet, etc. • Names of things (such as titles of books and games or products): Oreo, Nintendo, Playstation, Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater, Twilight, The Odyssey, Kleenex, Crayola, Abercrombie and Fitch, The Cyclone (rollercoaster), Toyota Camry, Fox Soccer Channel, X-Games, etc. • Names of Ideas (religions, philosophies, movements, periods of time): Buddhism, Christmas, Romanticism, Monday, October, Twentieth Century, Hanukah,

  5. Grammar Ninja rule to live and write by: Proper Nouns …are ALWAYS capitalized! Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reminds you to: Prop up proper nouns!

  6. Grammar Ninja skill honing: Can you name the one product line that intentionally defies the rules of proper noun capitalization?

  7. Common Nouns:any noun that does NOT name a particular person, place, thing or idea. athletes concert love cell phones calendar, days, months, years, week…

  8. Common Nouns:any noun that does NOT name a particular person, place thing or idea. PEOPLE: teenagers, adults, student, teacher, person, child, friends, boys, girls, man, woman, etc. PLACES: streets, parks, deserts, countries, restaurants, school, city, building, shop, etc. THINGS: computers, music, books, pens, papers, ninjas, desks, cat, dog, iguana, etc. IDEAS: love, pride, idea, liberty, attention, freedom, compassion, intention, motivation, etc.

  9. CONCRETE NOUNSname a thing that is tangible.

  10. Can you hear it? Can you taste it? Can you see it? Can you smell it? Can you touch it?

  11. If the answer is YES, then it is a CONCRETE noun!

  12. Abstract Nouns …name an idea, a condition or a feeling. In other words, something that cannot be touched, smelled, tasted, seen or heard.

  13. justice relaxation Hope love friendship jealousy curiosity dedication deceit gossip bravery trust maturity anger

  14. Singular Nouns vs. Plural Nouns • …refer to MORE than one person, place, thing or idea. …refer to ONE person, place, thing or idea. ninja ninjas

  15. Singular Nouns vs. Plural Nouns ship soldier island goddess horse ships soldiers islands goddesses horses Irregular Plurals Some nouns do not take on the regular -s suffix to form a plural. woman child tooth mouse person syllabus platypus women children teeth mice people syllabi platypi

  16. Collective Nouns …name a group or unit. A charm of hummingbirds: A mob of kangaroos:

  17. A lounge of lizards: A pack of hounds: A sleuth of bears:

  18. A smack of jellyfish: • A school of fish:

  19. Compound Nouns …are made up of two or more words. It may be written as one word, as separate words, or as a hyphenated word. parking lot airplane runner-up

  20. Closed form: Open Form: Hyphenated: myself policeman bedroom softball keyboard notebook underworld creamcheese post office fish tank study hall swimming pool full moon high school peanut butter check-in step-brother mother-in-law forty-three mayor-elect

  21. How do I tell which form to use? Compound nouns often metamorphose over time. Often, they will start out in open form: fire fly Then people will begin to hyphenate them as use becomes more common: fire-fly Eventually, it will become acceptable to use closed form: firefly

  22. Sometimes hyphenation is used to avoid confusion or ambiguity. An old-furniture salesman obviously is a salesman that sells old furniture. An old furniture salesman could be taken to mean an elderly salesman who sells furniture.

  23. Because compound nouns can change their form over time, the ONLY way to make sure that you are using the proper form is to consult and authoritative dictionary. That means NO Wikipedia!

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