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Month: January 2022

251. Concrete Common Nouns

January 3, 2022January 2, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A concrete noun is a person, a place, or a thing that we can see.When the concrete noun is common, it is not specific… Read more251. Concrete Common Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

252. Abstract Common Nouns

January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Persons, places, and things are concrete common nouns because they are things that can be seen.A word that names an idea – an abstract… Read more252. Abstract Common Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

253. Articles With Common Nouns

January 5, 2022January 4, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

The English language has three articles: a, an, the.We put the articles next to nouns in sentences. Whenever you see a, an, or the, you know that a noun is coming next. Articles act like noun markers. I washed the… Read more253. Articles With Common Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

254. Proper Nouns

January 6, 2022January 5, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Proper nouns are different from common nouns in several ways.First of all, proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are never capitalized.Secondly, proper nouns are specific names for some persons, places, and things. Thirdly, proper nouns are never ideas –… Read more254. Proper Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

255. Practice With Common and Proper Nouns

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Find the common nouns in each sentence. Each sentence has more than one common noun.1. The fireman drove his truck to the station.2. My dog chased a cat up the tree.3. I read a book about three men… Read more255. Practice With Common and Proper Nouns

Parts of Speech, Practice/Review

256. Singular and Plural Nouns

January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A singular noun is a noun that names one thing. dogcatballbook A plural noun names more than one thing. Make a plural noun by adding –s to the end of the noun.dogscatsballsbooks Here’s how we use a singular noun in… Read more256. Singular and Plural Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

257. Plural Nouns With -es

January 11, 2022January 9, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A plural noun names more than one thing. We usually add -s to a noun to make it plural.one book – many booksa school – several schoolsone girl – two girls Some plural nouns add -es to become plural. Any… Read more257. Plural Nouns With -es

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

258. Irregular Plural Nouns

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A plural noun names more than one thing. We add -s or -es to a noun to make a regular plural noun.Here are some regular plural nouns:dog – dogscat – catspatch – patchesclass – classes An irregular plural noun does… Read more258. Irregular Plural Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

259. Irregular Plural Nouns that Don’t Change

January 13, 2022January 12, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Most singular nouns change their spelling when they become plural.However, some nouns look exactly the same whether they are singular or plural. Here is a list for you to study: one moose – two moose I saw two moose in… Read more259. Irregular Plural Nouns that Don’t Change

CC-L1, Words

260. Practice With Plural Nouns

January 14, 2022January 13, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Change each of these singular nouns to a plural noun by adding -s or -es.1. bird2. apple3. bench4. box5. bike 6. fox7. fence8. bush9. hat10. class Section B: Write the irregular plural noun for each of these singular… Read more260. Practice With Plural Nouns

CC-L1, Practice/Review

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