Month: January 2022
265. Practice With Collective Nouns
Section A: Find the collective noun in each sentence.1. I brought a cake to serve to the group.2. Our Boy Scout troop is going on a campout.3. The herd of cattle is clustered near the fence.4. I went to school… Read more265. Practice With Collective Nouns
266. Compound Nouns
When two nouns are connected to make one new word, we call that new word a compound noun or a compound word. Here are some examples of compound words:dog and house = doghousecamp and fire = campfirenews and paper =… Read more266. Compound Nouns
270. Practice with Compound Words
Section A: Find the compound word in each sentence below.1. He turned the doorknob and opened the door.2. I used a thumbtack to hang up the poster.3. Be sure to pick up the dry-cleaning today.4. Dad will stop at the… Read more270. Practice with Compound Words
267. Open Compound Nouns
A compound noun is two nouns pushed together to make one word. Usually the two words become one word without a space between. When we leave a space in a compound word, we call that an open compound noun. The… Read more267. Open Compound Nouns
268. Hyphenated Compound Nouns
Sometimes a compound noun is two words connected with a hyphen. (-)A hyphenated compound noun looks like this: self-esteem The two nouns, self and esteem, joined with a hyphen make a new word.This new compound word has a meaning all… Read more268. Hyphenated Compound Nouns
251. Concrete Common Nouns
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
252. Abstract Common Nouns
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
253. Articles With Common Nouns
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
254. Proper Nouns
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