logging in or signing up Nouns 7th grade shay3272 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 3125 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (0) Added: December 08, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 4 Presentation Description Includes common, proper, concrete, abstract nouns Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Nouns : Nouns Sherry Washington Brighton Middle School 7th Grade English Nouns : Nouns Nouns name people, places, things, and ideas. People: athlete, teacher, president, Places: park, stadium, beach, library Things: book, cow, computer, box Ideas (concepts): happiness, bravery, anger, love Types of nouns : Types of nouns All nouns can be divided into common and proper nouns. Common nouns can then be divided into concrete and abstract nouns. There are also collective nouns Proper Nouns : Proper Nouns Name a certain person, place, or thing. Always capitalized Examples: Dr. Combs, President Bush, Miami Beach, Yankee Stadium, The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. Capitalization for Proper Nouns : Capitalization for Proper Nouns Animal names: Shamu, Tigger Bodies of Water: Mississippi River Streets: Highway 51, Main Street Geographical Names: Painted Desert Parks/Forests: Everglades National Park Mountains: the Alps Regions: the Middle East, the South Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Organizations: National Junior Honor Society Teams: Chicago Bulls Institutions: St. Jude Hospital Government Bodies: Congress, United Nations Historical Events: Revolutionary War Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Special Events: Super Bowl, Mid-South Fair Calendar Items & Holidays: Monday, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day Nationalities: Mexican, African American Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Do not capitalize seasons unless part of a title. Ex. the winter holidays Ex. the Quebec Winter Carnival Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Businesses: Brighton Bank, Abercrombie Products: Apple Macintosh, Ford Mustang Name of TYPES of products are NOT capitalized: Apple computer, Crest toothpaste, Nike tennis shoes Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Ships: Queen Elizabeth 2 Trains: Amtrak Aircraft: Memphis Belle Spacecraft: Challenger Buildings & Structures: Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Bridge, Peabody Hotel the hotel, a theater Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Monuments: Washington Monument Memorials: Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Awards: Emmy Award, Congressional Medal of Honor Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Religions: Christianity/Christians, Judaism/Jew Holy Days: Easter, Yom Kippur, Christmas Eve Sacred Writings: Bible, Koran Specific Deities: God, Jehovah god & goddess are not capitalized when referring to a deity ancient mythology Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Planets: Mercury, Venus Stars: Rigel, Proxima Centauri Constellations: Ursa Major, Big Dipper Heavenly Bodies: Milky Way Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued School Subjects: languages/those followed by numerals Ex. English, math, History 101, Algebra II reading, science, social studies, pre-algebra Capitalize Titles : Capitalize Titles Books: The Mask of Apollo Magazines: Sports Illustrated Newspapers: The Tennessean, the Boston Globe Poems: “Season at the Shore” Other titles as well-Capitalize 1st & last words & all important words in between (not small words like a, an, the and prepositions fewer than five letters Common Nouns : Common Nouns Name one of any group of persons, places, things or ideas Not capitalized Examples: book, girl, umbrella, glasses, monument, movie, city, country Nouns : Nouns proper nouns common concrete abstract Compound Nouns : Compound Nouns a single noun made up of two or more words used together Ex. grandmother, basketball Ex. mother-in-law Ex. grand piano, jumping jack Collective Nouns : Collective Nouns A word that names a group audience batch class committee family team litter Concrete Nouns : Concrete Nouns Concrete nouns are the words that most people think of as nouns (easy to recognize). They are mostly the names of objects, animals, substances or materials Cake, oxygen, iron, boy, dog, pen, glass, watermelon, worm and door are all concrete nouns. Concrete Nouns : Concrete Nouns Names a person, place, or thing that can be recognized with one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell). Ask yourself… : Ask yourself… Can I see it? Can I hear it? Can I taste it? Can I touch it? Can I smell it? Abstract Nouns : Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings and qualities. Many come from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion. Ex. happy---happiness They are harder to recognize as nouns than the concrete nouns. Slide 24: Abstract nouns name an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic that cannot be seen or touched. Examples: sadness, happiness, anger Concrete or Abstract? : Concrete or Abstract? bridge : bridge self-esteem : self-esteem wisdom : wisdom shoes : shoes litter : litter music : music freedom : freedom You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Nouns 7th grade shay3272 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 3125 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (0) Added: December 08, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 4 Presentation Description Includes common, proper, concrete, abstract nouns Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Nouns : Nouns Sherry Washington Brighton Middle School 7th Grade English Nouns : Nouns Nouns name people, places, things, and ideas. People: athlete, teacher, president, Places: park, stadium, beach, library Things: book, cow, computer, box Ideas (concepts): happiness, bravery, anger, love Types of nouns : Types of nouns All nouns can be divided into common and proper nouns. Common nouns can then be divided into concrete and abstract nouns. There are also collective nouns Proper Nouns : Proper Nouns Name a certain person, place, or thing. Always capitalized Examples: Dr. Combs, President Bush, Miami Beach, Yankee Stadium, The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. Capitalization for Proper Nouns : Capitalization for Proper Nouns Animal names: Shamu, Tigger Bodies of Water: Mississippi River Streets: Highway 51, Main Street Geographical Names: Painted Desert Parks/Forests: Everglades National Park Mountains: the Alps Regions: the Middle East, the South Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Organizations: National Junior Honor Society Teams: Chicago Bulls Institutions: St. Jude Hospital Government Bodies: Congress, United Nations Historical Events: Revolutionary War Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Special Events: Super Bowl, Mid-South Fair Calendar Items & Holidays: Monday, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day Nationalities: Mexican, African American Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Do not capitalize seasons unless part of a title. Ex. the winter holidays Ex. the Quebec Winter Carnival Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Businesses: Brighton Bank, Abercrombie Products: Apple Macintosh, Ford Mustang Name of TYPES of products are NOT capitalized: Apple computer, Crest toothpaste, Nike tennis shoes Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Ships: Queen Elizabeth 2 Trains: Amtrak Aircraft: Memphis Belle Spacecraft: Challenger Buildings & Structures: Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Bridge, Peabody Hotel the hotel, a theater Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Monuments: Washington Monument Memorials: Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Awards: Emmy Award, Congressional Medal of Honor Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Religions: Christianity/Christians, Judaism/Jew Holy Days: Easter, Yom Kippur, Christmas Eve Sacred Writings: Bible, Koran Specific Deities: God, Jehovah god & goddess are not capitalized when referring to a deity ancient mythology Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued Planets: Mercury, Venus Stars: Rigel, Proxima Centauri Constellations: Ursa Major, Big Dipper Heavenly Bodies: Milky Way Capitalization Continued : Capitalization Continued School Subjects: languages/those followed by numerals Ex. English, math, History 101, Algebra II reading, science, social studies, pre-algebra Capitalize Titles : Capitalize Titles Books: The Mask of Apollo Magazines: Sports Illustrated Newspapers: The Tennessean, the Boston Globe Poems: “Season at the Shore” Other titles as well-Capitalize 1st & last words & all important words in between (not small words like a, an, the and prepositions fewer than five letters Common Nouns : Common Nouns Name one of any group of persons, places, things or ideas Not capitalized Examples: book, girl, umbrella, glasses, monument, movie, city, country Nouns : Nouns proper nouns common concrete abstract Compound Nouns : Compound Nouns a single noun made up of two or more words used together Ex. grandmother, basketball Ex. mother-in-law Ex. grand piano, jumping jack Collective Nouns : Collective Nouns A word that names a group audience batch class committee family team litter Concrete Nouns : Concrete Nouns Concrete nouns are the words that most people think of as nouns (easy to recognize). They are mostly the names of objects, animals, substances or materials Cake, oxygen, iron, boy, dog, pen, glass, watermelon, worm and door are all concrete nouns. Concrete Nouns : Concrete Nouns Names a person, place, or thing that can be recognized with one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell). Ask yourself… : Ask yourself… Can I see it? Can I hear it? Can I taste it? Can I touch it? Can I smell it? Abstract Nouns : Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings and qualities. Many come from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion. Ex. happy---happiness They are harder to recognize as nouns than the concrete nouns. Slide 24: Abstract nouns name an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic that cannot be seen or touched. Examples: sadness, happiness, anger Concrete or Abstract? : Concrete or Abstract? bridge : bridge self-esteem : self-esteem wisdom : wisdom shoes : shoes litter : litter music : music freedom : freedom