1. Thinking about Learning Styles When
Studying

2. 
 Nouns are:
 Common-the general name of a noun
 Proper-the given name of a noun
 Examples: I am a teacher. (common)
I am Mrs. Magin. (proper)
We go to school. (common)
We go to Sacred Heart. (proper)
Types of Nouns

3. 
Types of Nouns
Common Proper

4. 
Proper Common

5. 
Comparing Proper and
Common Nouns
Proper
 Peter Gunn
 Washington, D.C.
 Elm Street
 University of Iowa
 The Hunger Games
Common
 Actor
 City
 Road
 College
 book

6. 
Abstract and Concrete
idea book

7. 
Abstract-happiness Concrete-smile

8. 
Collective Nouns
class flock

9. 
Plurals
singular
 Dog
 Peach
 Dish
 Fox
 Knife
 Deer
 Mother-in-law
plural
 Dogs
 Peaches
 Dishes
 Foxes
 Knives
 Deer
 Mothers-in-law

10. 
Rules for
IrregularPlurals
If it ends in ,x,s,ch,z and
sh…add an “es”
 Beach beaches
 Dish dishes
 Fox foxes
 Bus buses
SOMETIMES: If is ends in f or
fe..change the f to a v and add es
 Thief thieves
 Knife knives
 Wife wives
 Life lives

11. 
Rules for Irregular
Plurals
US words
 Alumnus---alumni
 Octopus----octopi
 Cactus---cactus
 Platypus---platypi
Words that end in O
Most should get an es:
Volcanoes, echoes, heroes,
Potatoes, tomatoes
Borrowed Spanish words
get an s only:
Tacos, burritos, sombreros

12. 
Rules for Irregular
Plurals
No change
 Moose, cattle, deer, elk,
bison, salmon, tuna, tro
ut, etc. All herd and
seafood.
Change Spelling:
 Man men
 Woman women
 Child children
 Ox oxen
 Mice mouse

13. 
Remember:
 If is ends in S just add the apostrophe
 If it ends in another letter, add apostrophe S
 Irregular nouns usually take an apostrophe S
 Words with hyphens, add the „S to the last
word…mother-in-law‟s (sing)
mothers-in-law‟s(Plural)
Possessives

14. 
 Two words become one
 Chalk+board= chalkboard
 Dog+house=doghouse
 Sun+set=sunset
 Back+yard=backyard
Compound Nouns

15. 
 Subjects
 Direct objects
 Indirect objects
 Objects of prepositions
 Subject complements
Jobs of Nouns