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Nouns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you add to a noun ending in s, x ch, sh, and z? | es |
| add to a noun ending in y preceded by a vowel? | S |
| nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant? | change a y to i and adding es (policy, policies, copy, copies) |
| ending in f and fe | if the final f is heard add s(delief beliefs safe safes) if the final f has a v sound change the f to v and add es(life, lives, half halves) |
| ending in o preceded by a vowel | by adding s(studio, studios) |
| ending in o preceded by a consonant | adding s or es(echo echoes, hero heroes) |
| Subject | The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about |
| predicate noun | a word that follows a linking verb and that tells something about the subject |
| direct object | the person, place, thing, or idea that receives the action of the verb |
| indirect object | a word that answers "to whom?" or "to what?" about the verb |
| possessive noun | a word that indicates possession or ownership by its form |
| appositive | a word or group of words following a word to identify or give information about that word |
| direct address | a word or group of words naming or denoting the person or persons spoken to |
| Noun phrase or clause | a group of words used as a noun |
| Common | Names a class of persons, places, objects, or qualities: state, author, couple, drug, |
| Proper | Names a particular person, place, object, or quality: Emily dickinson, Jack and Jill |
| Collective | Names agroup of persons, animals, or things: Government, board, public, society |
| Abstract | Names a quality of idea not perceived by the senses: honesty, goodness, joy |
| Concrete | Names things that are touchable, visible, and audible: Therapist, instrument, forceps, alcohol |
| Neuter | Represents noun words that are neither male nor feminine: plant, river, desk |
| Indefinite | Represents nouns that can be either masculine or feminine: clerk, doctor |
| Object of a preposition | Follows a preposition and shows its relationship to the rest of thesentence |
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Seanmorrone
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