Noun and Verb ReviewSept. 18th

Nouns Definition: person, place, thing, or

idea Noun Town Video

Creativity

golfer

Great Wall of China

television

Common Vs. Proper Common nouns are general. Proper nouns are specific.

• They are also capitalized. Make these common nouns proper:

• teacher• state• candy bar

Singular Vs. Plural Singular refers to one. Plural refers to two or more. Remember, a word does not have to

end in an “s” to be plural.• Come up with 3 nouns that are plural but do

not end in an “s”. Not all words that end in “s” will be

plural.• Come up with at least 2 examples.

Collective Collective nouns give one name to an

entire group of people or things. How are collective nouns different

from plural nouns?

herd of cattle team of players

Concrete Vs. Abstract Concrete nouns can be observed with

the 5 senses.• People and places are always concrete.

Abstract nouns cannot be observed with the 5 senses.• Ideas are always abstract.

Verbs Verbs are action or state of being

words.• These are words what can be done or what

is. Lights! Camera! Action Verb! Video

Linking Vs. Helping A linking verb links the subject of the sentence

to some description of it in the predicate. Helping verbs form verb phrases. Do the chant:

BeingBe, am been.

Is, are, was, were,Have, has, had.Do, does, did.

May, might, must.Can, could, shall, should,

Will, would, seem.