You must be able to recognize nouns and be able to determine if they are common/proper, singular/plural/collective, or possessive. Common nouns refer to any noun that is not naming a particular person, place, thing, or idea – Proper nouns refer to the name of a particular person, place, or thing – Common Proper principal Mrs. Watkins school Liberty High School shoes Vans **Common nouns begin with lower-case letters unless they are the first word in a sentence. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter because they are names.** Singular Nouns name ONE person, place, thing, or idea – Plural Nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea – Collective Nouns singular nouns that name a group of individuals – Singular Plural Collective player players team student students goose geese flock ***Most plural nouns add or to the end of the singular noun to show that there is more –s –es than one; some plural nouns make other changes to the word (woman women)*** – Possessive Nouns show ownership of something else; what is being owned must be a noun – catcher’s mask the catcher owns the mask – **Possession is shown through the use of an apostrophe (‘) in nouns; there are different rules for singular and plural possessives that will be discussed later.** 8.8 Grammar Notes Rules for Possessive Nouns (From: )
You must be able to recognize nouns and be able to determine if they are common/proper, singular/plural/collective, or possessive. Common nouns – refer to any noun that is not naming a particular person, place, thing, or idea Proper nouns – refer to the name of a particular person, place, or thing Common Proper principal Mrs. Watkins school Liberty High School shoes Vans **Common nouns begin with lower-case letters unless they are the first word in a sentence. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter because they are names.** Singular Nouns – name ONE person, place, thing, or idea Plural Nouns – name more than one person, place, thing, or idea Collective Nouns – singular nouns that name a group of individuals Singular Plural Collective player players team student students goose geese flock ***Most plural nouns add –s or –es to the end of the singular noun to show that there is more than one; some plural nouns make other changes to the word (woman – women)*** Possessive Nouns – show ownership of something else; what is being owned must be a noun catcher’s mask – the catcher owns the mask **Possession is shown through the use of an apostrophe (‘) in nouns; there are different rules for singular and plural possessives that will be discussed later.** 8.8 Grammar Notes Rules for Possessive Nouns (From: )
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