Kinds of Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns
Possessive Nouns
Compound Nouns
Jobs Nouns Do
100
Define collective noun. Give an example.
Names a group of people or things.
100
Define singular noun. Give an example.
Names one person, place, thing, or idea.
100
Define possessive.
Shows ownership or relationship.
100
Define compound noun.
Two or more words used together as a single noun.
100
Name the three types of jobs nouns can do within in sentences. Nouns as...
Subjects; complements; objects of prepositions
200
Define abstract and concrete noun. Give an example of both.
Abstract noun: quality, feeling, characteristic; Concrete: identified by the 5 senses
200
Define plural noun. Give an example.
Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
200
When there is a singular noun, to make it a possessive, you must...
Add 's
200
Compound nouns can be seen in three different ways. Name them.
1. one word; 2. two or more words; 3. hyphenated
200
When nouns are complements, they can be seen as ____, ____, or ____ within sentences.
PN, IO, DO
300
Define proper noun. Give an example.
Particular name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
300
City. Change to the plural form.
Cities
300
When you have a plural noun ending in an -s, you must...
Add s'
300
Give an example of a hyphenated compound noun.
Runner-up; great-aunt; brother-in-law
300
Mount Wilson is an observatory in California. The noun California is seen as a _____ in this sentence.
OP
400
Define common noun. Give an example.
General name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
400
Box. Change to the plural form.
Boxes
400
When you have a plural noun not ending in an -s, you must...
Add 's.
400
Give an example of a compound noun having two or more words. (Not hyphenated)
Dining room; radio station; satellite dish
400
Asteroids are another potential danger to us. Danger is what in this sentence?
Complement; PN
500
Name the five types of nouns.
Common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective.
500
Echo. Change to the plural form.
Echoes
500
Give an example of a noun that ends in an -s, but is not plural. Change that noun to the possessive form.
Ex: Charles --> Charles's
500
Give an example of a compound noun.
Sunlight; wristwatch; etc.
500
One of her discoveries gave astronomers a thrill. Astronomers is what type of complement?
Complement; IO
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