Nouns And Verbs

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Nouns And Verbs

• By
• Courtney
• Mr. Patricks Fourth Grade Language Arts Class

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Nouns

• A noun names a person, place, or thing. A noun
  is a naming word.
• Examples
• I went to the park yesterday. The noun in this
  sentence is park.
• Horses are so cool! Horses is the plural noun in
  this exclamatory sentence.

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Proper Nouns

• A proper noun names a particular person, place,
  or thing.
• A proper noun is capitalized.
• Examples
• Admiral Perry traveled to the North Pole. The
  proper nouns in this sentence are Admiral Perry
  and North Pole.

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Common Nouns

• A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
• Examples
• I went to the zoo yesterday. Zoo would be the
  common noun in this sentence.
• I saw the monkeys, birds, lions, and tigers. The
  common nouns in this sentence are monkeys, birds,
  lions, and tigers.

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Singular Nouns

• A singular noun names one person, place, or
  thing.
• Examples
• My grandfather and grandmother joined our
  family for Thanksgiving dinner. Grandfather and
  grandmother.
• She enjoys going to the zoo. Zoo.

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Plural Nouns

• Examples
• Many animals reside at the zoo. Animals and zoo
  are common nouns in this sentence.
• The man owned several houses in the neighborhood.
• Houses would represent the plural noun in this
  sentence.

• Plural nouns name more than one noun.
• To form plural nouns, add s to most singular
  nouns.
• Add es to singular nouns that end in s, x, ch,
  or, sh.

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Plural Possessive Nouns

• Example
• Judy Billings cat climbed up a tree. In this
  sentence, the plural possessive noun is formed by
  simply adding an apostrophe to the proper noun
  that ends with an (s).

• Showing ownership for more than one person,
  place, or thing may be done when represented by a
  plural possessive noun.

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Rules for Plural Possessive Nouns

• If a plural noun ends with s, add an apostrophe.
• Example
• Three boys pets performed amazing tricks.

• If a plural noun does not end with an s, you add
  an apostrophe and s.
• Example
• Did the mens jackets match?

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Singular Possessive Nouns

• A singular possessive noun shows ownership
  with a singular noun.
• You would use a singular possessive noun if you
  try to show ownership with a singular noun.

• Examples
• Annas mom is traveling to Montgomery.
• Annas puppy is white with black spots.
• Courtneys puppies are too young to remove from
  their mother.

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What is a Verb ?

• A verb is an action word. A verb is always the
  first word in a predicate.
• Examples
• He rode his bike to the store.
• His mom told him to buy bread and milk.

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THAT'S ALL FOLKS!