Where are they?
How many nouns in the sentence below?
"The dairy farm was built on an old location by Hugo Lindberg in the deep North, long before any of his sons ever thought about how hard raising cattle could ever be."
7! Farm, location, Hugo Lindberg, North, any, sons, cattle
But did you say 6? Ok. "Any" is a pretty hard noun to see, but remember it for the test!
Which sentence should contain the Proper Noun, "North?" I did NOT capitalize it on purpose.
1. Go north for five miles.
2. I live in the north.
#2! The second one is Proper because it defines a location. The first is just a direction.
I live in the North!
What do you do when you have a singular noun that owns something?
Add 's
What does the following contraction stand for?
Jemmah's going.
Jemmah IS going.
What is Mr. Chiochios' favorite number?
7
"Making hay in the summer was a sweaty job, especially when the sun was high and the John Deere was blowing hot exhaust right in your face."
7! hay, summer, job, sun, John Deere, exhaust, face
Do we capitalize the seasons?
"spring, winter, summer, fall"
Nope.
Either fix the sentence below or answer as CORRECT!
"Those knee high boots belong to Armida."
Correct! Even though there is ownership here, the sentence is written in a way that possession is not shown with an apostrophe. It doesn't say, "Those are Armida's boots."
What type of noun terminology is given to the bolded word(s) below?
"Jeremy, my cousin from Houghton, is coming down to play ball."
What is Mr. Chiochios' Fender guitar named?
Rachael!
How many nouns in the sentence below?
"Every now and then, we'd pass neighbors as we rode on top of the hay wagon. Our shirts were drenched, our arms were sliced and scratched, and we all sucked down water from recycled Old Glory Milk Jugs."
11 nouns including pronouns
7 with just nouns
we, neighbors, we , top, wagon, shirts, arms, we, all, water, Old Glory Milk Jugs
Which words in the title of this song are capitalized?
"lean on me."
1. Always capitalize the first and last words.
2. Major words of four or more letters are usually capitalized.
3. Normally, prepositions are not capitalized. (in, on, at, of, etc...)
"Lean on Me"
Fix the sentence's possessive noun. Use the entire paragraph for clues to determine how to do so.
"There was no safe haven for a small creature anywhere. The mices daily routine was not a pleasant one."
The word "creatures" tells us that there are several mice, meaning plural. Therefore, mice's should be the fix. This is an example of the plural that does NOT end in s.
Where do the commas go for the sentence below with the appositive phrase?
"The new car a 2017 Ford Mustang won the showcase at the fair."
"The new car, a 2017 Ford Mustang, won the showcase at the fair."
Mr. Chiochios' daughter, Lily, has what middle name?
Marie
Identify all of the proper nouns in the sentence below.
"Every now and then, we'd pass neighbors as we rode on top of the hay wagon. Our shirts were drenched, our arms were sliced and scratched, and we all sucked down water from recycled Old Glory Milk Jugs."
Old Glory Milk Jugs
What term do we use to label the type of nouns below?
Gang, Group, Flock, Team, Troop, Pack, School
Collective Nouns
Fix the sentence's possessive noun OR leave as CORRECT!
"Katrinas last vocab story was out of this world!"
Katrina's
Singular noun means add 's
What was the name of the Old Man from The Old Man and the Sea?
Santiago!
What was Mr. Chiochios' mother's middle name?
Marie
Mrs. Roxy's middle name is also Marie!
Identify all of the Proper Nouns in the sentence below.
"The dairy farm was built on an old location by Hugo Lindberg in the deep North, long before any of his sons ever thought about how hard raising cattle could ever be."
Hugo Lindberg, North,
Define Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns
Concrete nouns are those that can be sensed through the normal 5 senses. (Table, floor, air, etc...)
Abstract nouns demonstrate an idea, quality, or state and cannot be sensed the same way a concrete noun can. (Pride, confidence, Patriotism, Love, etc...)
Fix the sentence's possessive noun OR leave as CORRECT!
"The mother gooses baby chick was struggling to learn to fly."
goose's
It is still singular. Add 's
How many vocab words do you have to use in your story when you get into 8th grade?
8 out of 10!
Mr. Chiochios had two Grandpas. One was Hugo and other was ____________.
Sam!