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Intro to Nouns
- 1. Nouns
- 2. Nouns Nouns- a word or word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Persons Alice Walker, Dr. Lacy, women, team Places forest, town, Canada, Grand Rapids Things jewelry, rain, pets, Skylab, Eiffel Tower Ideas fairness, care, loyalty, idealism, beauty
- 3. Identifying Nouns Many American Indian leaders have been known for their courage and wisdom. Chief Joesph of the Nez Perce was a wise leader. He was an educated man; he wrote that his people believed in justice and honor.
- 4. Compound Nouns A compound noun is made up of two or more words used together as a single noun. One Word basketball, filmmaker, drugstore, doghouse, grasshopper, grandson, Passover, Greenland, Iceland Separate Words fire drill, chain reaction, The Call of the Wild, Thomas Edison, House of Representatives, North Americans Hyphenated Word self-control, cross-references, fund-raiser, eighteen-year-olds, mother-in-law, out-of- doors, president-elect
- 5. Identifying Compound Nouns Louise Braille was born in 1809 in France. His father was a saddlemaker who often let Louis play with pieces of leather. In 1812, when the three-year-old tried to punch a whole in a piece of leather, the tool slipped and injured his eye.
- 6. Common and Proper Nouns A common noun names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas. A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Poem “The Raven” country Spain athlete Michael Jordan ship The Titanic newspaper The New York Times street Market Street day Friday
- 7. Identifying Common and Proper Nouns My whole family visited San Francisco during our vacation last year. The city is famous for its hilly landscape. Oakland, which is across the bay, has a number of teams that play professional sports.
- 8. Collective Nouns A collective noun is a word that names a group. People Animals Things audience brood batch chorus flock bundle committee herd cluster crew litter collection faculty pack fleet family pride set
- 9. Identifying Collective Nouns I went with a group of students to see the monument that commemorates Abraham Lincoln. Each day huge crowds visit the Lincoln Memorial, which is in Washington, DC.