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2. Nouns are…
A thing
A person
A place
An idea

3. PEOPLE
Students • brother
• athlete • Girl
• judge • teacher
• family • friends

4. PLACES
Home • county
• neighborhood •
• east • school
• house • space

5. THINGS
• book
• pencil • oxygen
• flower • cough
• shoe

6. IDEAS
happiness • success
• truth
• skill
• fear • Love

7. Noun or not?
small
NOT

8. Noun or Not?
ocean
NOUN

9. Noun or Not?
George Washington
NOUN

10. Noun or Not?
school
NOUN

11. Noun or Not?
abruptly
NOT

12. Noun or Not?
and
NOT

13. Noun or Not?
laughter
NOUN

14. Common Nouns
ANY person, place, thing, or ideas

15. Proper Nouns
Specific person, place, thing, or idea
ALWAYS capitalize
If more than ONE word- Capitalize 1st word AND all
other important words

16. Common and Proper
COMMON PROPER
People actor
singer
Athlete
Places building
city
river
Things book
movie
song
Change each common noun in each category to a proper noun.

17. Common or Proper?
U.S. Congress
Proper

18. Common or Proper?
President Obama
Proper

19. Common or Proper?
president
Common

20. Common or Proper?
France
Proper

21. Common or Proper?
Dr. Lee
Proper

22. Common or Proper?
Doctor
Common

23. Common or Proper?
Kenston
Middle School
Proper

24. Singular vs. Plural
SINGULAR PLURAL
Names ONE person, place, thing or Names more than ONE
idea
You add –s to most plural nouns
Example: students, photos, sports

25. Unusual Plural Endings
bus buses (es)
box boxes (es)
city cities (ies)
potato Potatoes (es)
Life lives (ves)

26. Collective Noun Examples
players  team
student  class
Fish  school
Teachers staff
EXAMPLE:
The team shares the field with its opponent. Singular
The team share their jokes with each other. Plural