Definitions
Identifies a specific person, place, thing, or idea
Proper Noun
children, babies, books, teachers, friends, emotions
common or plural
building
buildings
This type of noun uses an apostrophe.
possessive
Which noun function always follows a linking verb?
subject complement
These nouns show ownership.
Possessive
peace, hustle, anger, artistry, penalty
abstract
monkey
monkeys
This type of noun can use a hyphen.
Compound
Which noun function performs the action of the verb?
subject
These nouns indicate more than one item.
Plural
swarm, herd, class, team, squad
collective or common
city
cities
One noun trick is to look after articles, a, an, and the. What part of speech are the articles?
adjectives
Which noun function can appear anywhere in a sentence?
object of the preposition
This type of noun is a verb ending in -ing that is used as a noun.
Gerund
mailbox, playground, New York City, sister-in-law
compound
army
armies
Write a prepositional phrase that ends with a noun.
Any prep phrase that ends with a noun.
What kind of verbs do direct and indirect objects follow? (Write it out!)
action verbs
Names a number of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole.
Collective Nouns
running, jumping, playing, singing, asking
Gerunds
tomato
tomatoes
What kind of noun is always capitalized?
Proper
Name one noun function that follows an action verb.
Direct object or indirect object