This document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns, including common and proper nouns, concrete and abstract nouns, count and non-count nouns, and collective nouns. It also discusses pronouns and how to make nouns plural and possessive. Additional resources on noun cases, count vs non-count nouns, and a vocabulary game are provided.

1. By Lucas Trahan

2. Two Types
Nouns
Pronouns
 Person,
 I,
 Place,
 We,
 Thing, or
 He,
 Idea.
 She,
 The subject of the sentence.
 It,
 They, and
 You.
 Can take the place of a
Noun.

3. Nouns can be:
Common
Proper
 Nouns with common
 Names a specific
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characteristics.
Are not capitalized.
Examples include:
dog
woman
cat
man
house
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person, place, or thing.
Are capitalized.
Examples include:
Empire State Building
Baton Rouge, LA
Stan Lee
Scarlett Johansson

4. Nouns can be:
Concrete
Abstract
 Tangible objects.
 Concepts, ideas, qualities,
 Have actual substance.
 Can be perceived through the
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senses.
Examples include:
Body
Brick
Watermelon
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or conditions.
Are not tangible.
Examples include:
Willpower
Pride
Jealousy
Love

5. Other types of nouns:
Count
Non-Count
Collective
 Nouns that can
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 A group of
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be counted.
Distinct units.
Can be
preceded by
a, an, or the.
Examples are:
Eggs
Children
Jugs
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Bulk or
quantity of
things.
Can’t be cut
into parts.
Not preceded
by a, an, or the.
Examples are:
Milk
Flour
Water.
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persons, places,
or things.
Singular
representation
of multiple
parts.
Examples are:
Team
Faculty
Herd

6. Making Nouns Plural
 Add –s to form plural of most words (cats, dogs, trees).
 Add –es to words that end in hissing sounds
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(bunches, buzzes, axes).
Words that end in –f or –fe, change to –v and add –es
(wolves, halves, selves).
-y before a vowel, add –s (plays, days, bays).
-y before a consonant, change to –ie and add –s
(babies, ladies, gravies).
Ends in –is, change to –es
(theses, analyses, hypotheses).

7. Making Nouns Possessive
 For singular nouns, add ‘s (actress’s, actor’s, man’s).
 For plural nouns that end in s, add only ‘
(boys’, ladies’, animals’).
 For plural nouns not ending in s, add ‘s
(children’s, women’s, men’s).
 Proper nouns and common nouns will follow the same
rules.

8. Links to additional info
 Cases of nouns and pronouns:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cases.ht
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 Count and non-count nouns:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/541/01/
 Game:
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabularygames/parts-of-speech/pronoun-proper-singularplural.html

9. School House Rock
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4N5kkifGQ

10. Information and Pictures courtesy of:
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English 351 with Dr. Czennia
Perdue.edu
KeepCalmStudio.com
Bizarro.com
BestWallPaper.net
SomeECards.com
GodsoftheMoon.com
Roy Ston
ScrewAttack.com
School House Rock