PPT-Nouns

Person Place Things and 2011 Vista Higher Learning Inc 1A1 2 What is a Noun A noun is a word that identifies a person animal place thing or idea As in English Italian nouns are singular or plural All Italian nouns also have gender even those that refer to objects they are either masculine or feminine. By: Kaley and Aimar. What is a common noun?. Common nouns are the general names of people, places, and things.. These types of nouns are usually not capitalized unless they are the first word of a sentence.. By. Cheryl M. Hamilton. Proper nouns name a particular person, place, or thing. Capitalize the first word and each important word of a proper noun.. Walt Disney . created . Mickey Mouse. .. Proper nouns are:. For most nouns add . s. .. cars, . horses. If a noun ends with . s. , . ch. , . sh. , . x. , or . z. , add . es. . . buses, . brushes. If a noun ends with . f. or . fe. , change the . f . to a . v. and add . SINGULAR NOUNS – POSSESSIVE FORM. NOUNS NOT ENDING IN . S. OR THE SOUND OF . S. Add an apostrophe and . s. . . . a person’s name. . Mr. Hill’s statement. . an attorney’s fee. NOUNS ENDING IN . Athanasiadou. , . Ifigeneia. . Phd. Candidate School of English. Thessaloniki Cognitive Linguistics Reading Group . Aristotle University. AND ARTICLES. COUNTABLE NOUNS. Can be singular:. A . job. , a . company. , a . biscuit. Or. plural:. Few. . jobs. , . many. . companies. , . some. . biscuits. .. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. Cannot. be plural:. Project LA Activity. WITH ADDED SLIDES . BY WBR Schools. Look at the singular and plural nouns below. How are they different?. SINGULAR. PLURAL. computer. computers. bottle. bottles. bush. bushes. child. T. he rules . . and the exceptions. .. Add . –s. . to most nouns. s. kateboard – skateboards. painting – paintings. ticket – tickets. bee - bees. Add . –. es. . to nouns that end with a hissing sound . Nouns. A . noun . is a word that names a . person, place, thing . or . idea.. Common and Proper Nouns. A . common noun . is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are usually not capitalized.. st. , 2. nd. , and 3. rd. declension. Noun – Adjective agreement . 1. st. declension recap. Remember that we know 3CASES in singular and plural. Nominative – subject of the sentence. Dative—indirect object (to/for). Can you find all the common nouns in these sentences?. There are pretty flowers in the garden.. I like to read a book.. The farmer takes his animals to the market.. The brave knight fights the dragon.. noun. is a person , place, thing, or idea.. Student. Person. Place. Home. Thing. School bus. Idea. Love. Boy or girl. Class room. Chalk. Board. Singular or Plural. A . singular noun . names one person, place, thing, or idea.. Nouns. Nouns. are words, phrases, or clauses that name. Persons. Places. Things. Or ideas. 4 Tests of a Noun. To determine whether a word or group of words is a noun, check to see if you can answer yes to at least one question below:. Nouns. My friend, Jim, likes to explore our city.. friend (common). Jim (proper). city (common). Nouns. Last week, Jim visited the Natural History Museum.. week (common). Jim (proper). Natural History Museum (proper).