 What is a noun?
 Write an example of each of the following:
 Common noun
 Proper noun
 Concrete noun
 Abstract noun
 Compound noun
 Collective noun
 Common vs. Proper Nouns
 Common: names a general person, place, thing or idea
 Ex: desk, student, flag, pencil
 Proper: names a particular person, place, thing or idea
 Dr. Checchia, St. Mary’s Elementary School, America
 Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns
 Concrete: refer to material things, to people, or to places
 Ex: desk, pencil, book
 Abstract: name ideas, feelings, or qualities
 Ex: vigilance, silence, happiness
*Independent Practice: read text p. 82-83 answer p. 82-84 #1-35
 Compound vs. Collective Nouns
 Compound: two or more nouns
 Could be one word, separate words, or hyphenated words
 Ex: Airplane, dance hall, sister-in-law
 Collective: group or collection of people, animals, or
things considered as a unit
 Ex: crew, orchestra, herd, team
*Independent Practice: read p. 85-86
answer p. 85-87 #1-35
 Singular vs. Plural Nouns
 Singular: names one person, place, thing, or idea
 Ex: boy, girl, flag, book, pen
 Plural: names more than one (sometimes irregular)
 Ex: children, feet, mice, tomatoes
*Read p. 90-91, Answer p. 91 #1-65
 Rules for forming possessive nouns:
 Most singular nouns: add ‘s
 Samantha’s glasses, Katie’s job
 Plural nouns ending with s: add ‘
 Students’ complaints, teachers’ problems
 Other plural nouns: add ‘s
 Women’s clothing, men’s shoes
 Compound nouns: add ‘s to the end
 Mother-in-law’s
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo
Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost
Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by
the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard
Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of
thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin
Oakenshield. Although their goal lies to the East and the
wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape
the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will
change his life forever: Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on
the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo
Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that
surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's
“Precious“, a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all
Middle-Earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey
title character
Bilbo Baggins
quest
Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor
dragon
Smaug  blue
wizard
Gandalf the Grey
Bilbo
company
dwarves
warrior
Thorin Oakenshield
goal
East
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wastelands
Lonely Mountain
goblin tunnels
creature
life
Gollum
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lake
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guile
courage
possession
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ring
fate
Middle-Earth
ways
 Compound Nouns
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2. title character
3. Bilbo Baggins
4. Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor
5. Gandalf the Grey
6. Thorin Oakenshield
7. wastelands
8. Lonely Mountain
9. goblin tunnels
10. Middle-Earth
 Collective Nouns
1. company
 Noun or noun phrase
 Describes, identifies, explains, or renames the noun or
pronoun it follows
 It is adjacent to the noun or pronoun it describes
 Can combine sentences and elaborate on sentences
using appositives
 When the appositive gives extra information and the
sentence could do with out it
 Ex: Chip, my brown Labrador retriever, enjoys barking at me
when I am trying to eat.
 When there is only one person with a particular name or
particular profession
 Ex: My teacher, Miss de Venoge, is in room 207.
 Use appositives to add extra detail and information to
your sentences
 Too many simple sentences makes your writing sound
choppy, so use appositives to combine them
 Use appositives to open a sentence, split a sentence, or
close a sentence
Amateur:
“However, I looked with a mixture of admiration and
awe at Peter.”
Professional:
“However, I looked with a mixture of admiration and
awe at Peter, a boy who could and did imitate a police
siren every morning on his way to the showers.”
Amateur:
“That night in the south upstairs chamber Emmet lay
in a kind of trance.”
Professional:
“That night in the south upstairs chamber, a hot little
room where a full-leafed chinaberry tree shut all the
air from the single window, Emmet lay in a kind of
trance.”
 Sentence Openers
 Ex: A close-knit catholic school, St. Mary’s Elementary is
located in Manhasset.
 Subject-verb Splits
 Ex: St. Mary’s Elementary, a close-knit catholic school, is
located in Manhasset.
 Sentence Closers
 Located in Manhasset is St. Mary’s Elementary, a close-
knit catholic school.
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One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody, willful child.
- Langston Hughes, “Road to Freedom”
2.
A balding, smooth-faced man, he could have been anywhere between
forty and sixty.
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
3.
A man, a weary old pensioner with a bald dirty head and a stained brown
corduroy waistcoat, appeared at the door of a small gate lodge.
- Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
4.
He had the appearance of a man who had done a great thing, something
greater than any ordinary man would do.
- John Henrik Clarke, “The Boy Who Painted Christ Black”
5.
A short, round boy of seven, he took little interest in troublesome things,
preferring to remain on good terms with everyone.
- Gordon Parks, “My Mother’s Dream for Me”
 P. 88 #1-4 – Combining sentences
 P. 89 #5-10 – Elaborating sentences
 When there is more than one person with a particular
name or profession
 Ex: My teacher Miss de Venoge is in room 207.
 When the appositive identifies a noun and is central to
the meaning of the sentence, you do not need commas
 Ex: My other dog Ali simply waits at my feet until I drop
a crumb.
 Each scrambled sentence has one or more appositives.
Identify them by circling the letter. Then, unscramble
the sentence parts and write out the sentence,
punctuating it correctly.
 D.H. Lawrence, “The Blind Man” (Hint: closer)
struggled as usual
b. she
c. to maintain her calm, composed, friendly bearing
d. a sort of mask she wore all over her body
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 Jessamyn West, “The Lesson”
a. an old, bowlegged fellow in a pale-blue sweater
b. the judge
c. and was reading over some notes he had taken
d. had stopped examining the animals
e. on the back of a dirty envelope
 Michael Crichton, The Lost World
the tyrannosaur
b. with huge flaring nostrils
c. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s
trouser legs
d. gave Baselton a smell
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 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio
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went over to Tom Willy’s saloon
in the late afternoon
Will Henderson
and editor of the Eagle
owner
A. of the football game
B. the quarterback of the New England Patriots
C. Carolina Panthers defense
D. Tom Brady
E. in the fourth quarter
F.
threw an interception
A. the children
B. while sucking down watermelons
C. Kenneth, Peter, and Piero
D. played Pokemon
E. and evolving their Pikachus
A. they should still be considered
B. may have been living
C. narwhals, creatures with extravagant horns attached
to their bodies,
D. as existing animals.
E. and unicorns, magnificent horses with horns that
contain rainbows,
F. in a separate world from Earth, but
A. were eating watermelons
B. Jason and Kenneth
C. big, juicy, lovable things
D. while others were playing
E. Pokemon
A. is a hero
B. a girl who was shot by the Taliban
C. because she stood up for the right of girls’ education
D. Malala
A. Eve
B. Started levitating at 3 in the morning
C. A brick structure
D. In Jamie’s house
E. A scary person that makes jokes
A. an amazing book
B. Annabeth
C. with her friend
D. read Divergent
E. who is also a fan of the book
Combine each set of sentences by turning one into an appositive
phrase within the first sentence.
1.
W.C. Handy published “The Memphis Blues” in 1913. He was
one of the first blues musicians.
2.
Handy also wrote “The St. Louis Blues.” It is perhaps the most
famous blues song.
3.
Louis Armstrong was an innovative trumpeter. He was a
famous blues instrumentalist.
4.
Bessie Smith’s blues compositions made her famous during
the 1920’s. They were simple songs full of power and beauty.
APPOSITIVE
PHRASE =
NOUN
phrase
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASE =
PREPOSITION
phrase
GERUND &
PARTICIPIAL
PHRASES = VERB
phrase
- Comprised of
nouns that
rename or
add meaning
to another
adjacent
noun or
pronoun
- A preposition,
often supported
with nouns and
adjectives, that
gives more
information
-Begins with verbs
that end in –ing or
-ed
1. The stench of the garbage, and a compulsory order, was
very disturbing.
2. She was in a state of compulsion, almost as if she was
determined to do it.
3. Her attitude was apathetic, emotional, and she stopped
watching the movie.
4. The cop, a man with a badge and a gun, caught the crook.
1. Chloe is bestial; she seeks revenge constantly, towards
Eddie.
2. A barometer, a device used to measure air pressure, is
used in weather stations.
3. Chloe incites everyone, lying to others to make her seem
nice.
4. Sitting in the back is a dog, who annihilated a candy
cane.
1. Bobbie, who had apathy during a wedding, was sad.
2. Gabby was very vigilant when going inside of the jail, a
place with criminals.
3. She had an abstraction, while in her dream, between
Zayn and Ellen.
4. Jake pillaged through Ryder’s locker, full of his own
belongings, and took a book from him.
5. In Breezy Point, where Hurricane Sandy hit, annihilated
the whole town.
1. During the storm, Hurricane Sandy, people implored for help.
2. The painter, who was very famous, painted an abstract
painting for the museum.
3. The man, compulsive and ugly, walked into a post.
4. The dog was very vigilant, watchful and alert, because of its
instinct.
5. The vengeful man, tortured by his past, felt derision towards
others.
1. The exterminator annihilated, destroyed completely, the
infestation.
2. The raccoon was bestial, savage, because it knocked over
the trash.
3. Hitler, a vicious dictator, planned to annihilate all Jews.
4. During the Civil War, fought in America between the
North and South, the North would pillage through
Confederate land.
1. The barometer, located on the top shelf, measures air
pressure.
2. The dog, incited by the raccoon, attacked the raccoon.
3. The guards Steve and Joe have to be vigilant.
4. The boy, that has ADD, had an abstraction problem.
5. The derision from the audience, filled with both adults
and children, made the performer exit the stage.