Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

• A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing or idea
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

• Proper Noun
– Names a particular person, place, or thing
– Examples
• Cleveland
• William Shakespeare
• President Bush
• ***Proper Nouns are capitalized
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

• Common Noun
– Names a class of things
– Examples
• desk
• city
• computer
• Common Nouns are not capitalized
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

• Compound Noun
– Made up of two or more words put together to form a single noun
• Some are written as one word
– basketball
• Some are written as two or more words
– car pool
– pool table
• Some are written with hyphens
– mother-in-law
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

• On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences.
Number your paper 1-30 and write down all the nouns in the sentences.
The number in parenthesis tells you how many nouns are in that sentence.
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

1. Earlier this week, the Browns traded
Braylon Edwards to the Jets. (1-4)
2. The trade really didn’t surprise me, considering Mangini wants to clean house. (5-7)
3. Last night, Braylon Edwards played his first game for the Jets on Monday
Night Football. (8-12)
4. In Cleveland, Edwards was known for his drops. (13-15)
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns

5. Sure enough, his first catch last night was a touchdown pass from
Mark Sanchez. (16-19)
6. My wife flipped out after he caught that ball. (20-21)
7. She jumped up from the couch, threw her glass at the television and yelled, “Why couldn’t he do that in
Cleveland?” (22-25)
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8. I told her to sit down on a chair and relax because it was only a game. (26-
27)
9. She slowly turned and her eyes focused on my face. (28-29)
10. I quickly ran up the stairs because I am afraid of her. (30)
Geschke/English IV
Grammar Unit-- Nouns