F.O.A.

AUGUST 16-AUGUST 20

NUMBER ONE 8/19

Read the sentence below, then choose the answer choice that best replaces the underlined word.

Our family is native to Australia.

A.) from

B.) traveling to

C.) lives in

D.) going to live in

NUMBER TWO 8/18

Read the following sentence, then, choose the correct noun type (classification) for the underlined word.

One thing I have never understood about the English language is how a flock of geese is considered a singular noun; isn’t geese more than one?

A.) proper C.) abstract B.) common D.) collective

NUMBER ONE 8/18

Read the sentence below, then choose the answer choice that best replaces the underlined word.

The great progenitors of America set the standard for our country to remain a democracy.

A.) ancestors C.) descendents

B.) leaders D.) freedom

NUMBER TWO 8/18

Read the following sentence, then, choose the correct noun type (classification) for the underlined word.

Jeremy felt so much love and adoration for his wife that he sent her flowers at work.

A.) properB.) concreteC.) abstractD.) collective

Write a paragraph or two about your ancestors/family tree. Where did your family come from? You need to incorporate three vocabulary/spelling words in this assignment. Please underline your spelling words.

Write for 7 minutes.

NUMBER ONE 8/17

Pick out the nouns in this sentence that are proper.

Becky went with her sisters to Lagoon on Friday.

A.) Becky, Lagoon, sisters

B.) Becky, her, Lagoon

C.) Becky, sisters, Friday

D.) Becky, Lagoon, Friday

NUMBER TWO 8/17

Pick out the nouns in this sentence that are abstract.

Respect must be earned, but honesty should always be our policy.

A.) Respect, policyB.) Respect, earned, honestyC.) Respect, honesty, policyD.) Respect, honesty

NUMBER ONE 8/16

Read the following question, then choose the correct answer choice:

What is the JOB of a noun?A.) to tell something about the subjectB.) to tell something about the verbC.) to name a person, place, thing, or ideaD.) to tell what a person, place, thing, or

idea is doing

NUMBER TWO 8/16

Read the following question, then choose the correct answer choice:

All of the following are types of nouns, EXCEPT:

A.) commonB.) properC.) collectiveD.) linking

NOUNS

• Nouns name a person, place, thing or idea.

• Types of nouns include: common, proper, collective, abstract, concrete, compound.

NOUN TYPES

• Common nouns- are not specific: dog, person, building, restaurant.

• Proper nouns-are specific: Miley, Danelle Phillips, White House, Blue Coast Burrito.

• Collective- a SINGULAR noun that represents more than one, person, place, thing, or idea: team, class, herd, pack.

NOUN TYPES

Abstract Nouns- names an idea, feeling, quality or characteristicEX: love, fun, freedom, self-esteem

Concrete Nouns- names a person, place thing or idea that can be perceived by more than one of the five seneses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell) EX: photograph, music, sandpaper

The Role of a Noun in the Sentence

While we have talked about “classifications” of nouns (common, proper, collective, etc.) we also need to talk about a nouns FUNCTION in the sentence.

-Function means how a noun can be used in the sentence

The Role of a Noun in the Sentence

A NOUN can be any of the following “pieces” of a sentence:

Subject- The person, place, thing, or idea a whole sentence is about.

Direct Object- The person, place, thing or idea that receives the action from the verb (an action verb)

Object of the Preposition- The person, place, thing, or idea that comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

Predicate Noun (nominative)- A word that is found in the “predicate” portion of the sentence and renames the noun.

SUBJECT

Subject- The person, place, thing, or idea a whole sentence is about.

Trey plays baseball. (the whole sentence is about Trey.)

DIRECT OBJECT

Direct Object- The person, place, thing or idea that receives the action from the verb (an action verb)

Trey throws the baseball (what is receiving the action from the verb? What is Trey throwing _________?)

OBJECT

Object of the Preposition- The person, place, thing, or idea that comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

EX 1: Trey throws the baseball to Jason. (The noun that comes after the preposition to.)

EX 2: The dog stands on its house. (The noun house comes after the preposition on)

PREDICATE NOUN

Predicate Noun (nominative)- A word that is found in the “predicate” portion of the sentence and renames the subject.

Mrs. Hoag is a teacher. (Pink writing is predicate; teacher is a noun that renames the subject.)

GROUP WORK

1.) Get out one sheet of paper (each person needs a sheet of paper). Head your paper Noun Group Work, and put your name in the top right hand corner, as well as the date and the period you are in.

2.) Read the first section of your handout which covers common and proper nouns.

3.) Put a heading for common and proper on your paper, then number 1-4, skipping a line between each number

GROUP WORK

4.) Now, look at number one and write down ALL the common & proper nouns in that sentence leaving a space so that you can write whether it is common or proper.

EX: ball-common, Meg-proper

5.) Repeat for each section. Please make sure you head each section.

GUIDED PRACTICE

Common and Proper

Mrs. Hoag went shopping for her son Carter’s birthday presents last night.

What are the nouns:

Ok, now which ones are common? Proper?

GUIDED PRACTICE

Concrete and Abstract

I think the most important quality in a person is honesty, but kindness is important, too.

What are the nouns?:

Which ones are concrete? Abstract?

GUIDED PRACTICE

Collective

The herd of sheep grazed in the field as a flock of geese flew over their heads.

What are the nouns?

Which nouns are collective?

PRONOUNS

A word that is used in the place of one of more nouns (or other pronouns)

Tom brought his cleats to the ultimate frisbee game.

PRONOUN TYPES

Just like we have noun types, we also have pronoun types (classifications):

PersonalReflexive/IntensiveDemonstrativeInterrogativeIndefiniteRelative

PRONOUN TYPES

1.) Personal pronouns- these are the words we think of when we think of pronouns. A personal pronoun refers to the person speaking (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours); the person being spoken to (you, your, yours); or the person being spoken about (he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs)