Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

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Nouns
Nouns

Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. There are many different kinds of nouns you should know.

The tip sheets and worksheets that follow will help you in your study of nouns. The first tip sheet and Worksheets 2.1 through 2.4 focus on identifying common and proper nouns. Two tip sheets and Worksheets 2.5 through 2.7 focus on plural and irregular plural nouns; a tip sheet and Worksheets 2.8 through 2.10 address possessive nouns; and Worksheets 2.11 through 2.14 offer a review of nouns.

TIP SHEET

Nouns

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. There are many different kinds of nouns.

✵ Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: boy, girl, school, town, river, puppy, mountain, freedom

✵ Proper nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: James, Maria, the United States of America, North America, Rio Grande River, Washington Monument, Canada, Pacific Ocean

✵ Singular nouns name one person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: student, day, night, bird, town, church, valley, city, tomato

✵ Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: students, days, nights, birds, towns, churches, valleys, cities, tomatoes

✵ Possessive nouns show ownership. They can be singular or plural. They require an apostrophe.

Examples: James’s book, the dog’s bed, the girls’ softball team, the puppies’ toys, the children’s bikes

2.1 Frontier Hero

This man was an American frontiersman. He led settlers into Kentucky. Who was he?

To answer the question, find the noun in each set of words below. Write the letter of the noun in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.