nouns

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nouns

• naming words
• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• 4 knds of nouns

used as
subject
object
4 kinds
predicate nominative
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Whats in a noun?

• Everything has a name.
• That name is noun
• Ex. babble, lullaby, softness, smoothness,
  roughness, love, patriotism, heroism, Tom Hanks,
  masala, avocado, Mount Kachenjunga, Fox Lake
• Root nomen (Latin) name, nombre.
• nominal (just in name), nominate (suggest a
  name) misnomer (wrong name), nomenclature
  (scientific name)

in the name of
nomen
in nomine
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KINDS OF NOUNS
nomen nombre

• COMMON
• meaning any one. boy, girl
• PROPER
• specific to one. Mississippi
• COLLECTIVE
• a collection. class, army, choir
• ABSTRACT
• a feeling, quality. goodness

naming word
everyhting has a nombre
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Singular Plural Nouns

• SINGULAR
• one book
• one box, bush
• one man, foot
• one half, one child

• PLURAL
• two books
• two boxes, bushes
• two men, feet
• two halves, two children

-s
one or many
-es
vowel change
other ways
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NOUN AS SUBJECT
about what?
subject

• PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA THAT THE SENTENCE
  IS ABOUT
• Freedom should not be taken for granted.
• Frank and Elise wanted to attend the lecture.
• The flavor of parsnips is improved by roasting.
• The students of Kelvyn
• Park are amazing.

Sentence is about
doer of the action
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NOUN AS OBJECTOF A SENTENCE

• OBJECT IS RECEIVER OF THE ACTION
• Juan hit the door.
• Mary reads poems
• DIRECT OBJECT
• (Wrote what?)
• Maria wrote a check.
• She gave me a candy.

• SUBJECT IS DOER OF THE ACTION
• Birds fly.
• Girls giggle.
• INDIRECT OBJECT
• (Wrote to whom?)
• Maria wrote Jose a check.
• She gave me a candy.

action receiver
receiver of action
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NOUN AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION

• A NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A PREPOSITION is called the
  object of the preposition.
• The cat on the fence wanders among the houses.
• The students of Kelvyn Park are hardworking.
• Note The object of a preposition is never the
  subject of the sentence.

noun after a prep.
She sat on the desk
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NOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A VERBAL
Noun that follows an infinitive
To kill an animal is a crime
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NOUN AS A PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

• NOUN THAT FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB that restates or
  stands for the subject IS, WAS, AM, ARE, WERE.
• Tiger Woods is a leader.
• The fans were an embarrassment
• Dehydration became a threat.
• Mr. A is our teacher.

You're my guide.
She is my
friend philosopher guide
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Summary

• 4 kinds of nouns common, proper, collective,
  abstract
• Have singular plural forms
• Used as subject, object, predicate nominative
• Used as object of preposition object of a
  verbal