1 / 8

Understanding Nouns: Common and Proper, Singular and Plural

This comprehensive guide explains the concept of nouns in detail, covering essential types such as common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, and plural nouns. Common nouns name general items and are not capitalized, while proper nouns refer to specific names, always starting with an uppercase letter. Learn about possessive nouns, which denote ownership, and see clear examples for each type. Enhance your understanding of how nouns function in language, improving your grammar skills and communication.

zerlina-mcgowan
Télécharger la présentation

Understanding Nouns: Common and Proper, Singular and Plural

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Grammar Nouns

  2. Nouns • A word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea. boy river Mexico dogs lake car computer Dr. Rinko pencil Stitch book Isabella New Jersey Halloween happiness germs crayon

  3. Common Nouns • Common people, places, or things • Not specific • Not capitalized Examples: paper marker apple toy phone

  4. Proper Nouns • Specific people, places, or things • Always capitalized Examples: New York Triniti Lucy Miss M. Christmas Jake Staples Mickey

  5. Common & Proper Nouns • Does Molly really want to move to California? • Josh gave the pencil to Harrison. • Mrs. Godfrey wrote the numbers on the chalkboard. • Please bring me your paper.

  6. Singular Nouns • One person, place, thing, or idea Examples: cup stapler Matt dog school

  7. Plural Nouns • More than one person, place, thing, or idea Examples: supermarkets aliens paintings parks

  8. Possessive Nouns • A noun that shows ownership over something • Has an apostrophe • Could be singular possessive or plural possessive Examples: Sue’s dog’s store’s babies’ teachers’

More Related