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Noun Unit
Study Set
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Noun | A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| Common Noun | Names any person, place, thing, or idea and is not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence |
| Proper Noun | Names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and is always capitalized |
| Singular Noun | Names one person, place, thing, or idea |
| Plural Noun | Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea |
| add -es | to make nouns ending with s, z, zz, ch, sh, and x plural |
| add -s | to make nouns with a vowel + o plural |
| usually add -es, sometimes add -s | to make nouns with a consonant + o plural |
| add -s | to make nouns with a vowel + y plural |
| usually change y to i and add -es | to make nouns with a consonant + y plural |
| usually change f to v and add -es, sometimes add -s | to make nouns with an f or fe plural |
| collective noun | word that name a group of people or things |
| possessive noun | shows ownership or things or qualities |
| add an apostrophe and -s | to make most singular nouns possessive |
| add an apostrophe and -s | to make singular nouns ending in -s possessive |
| add an apostrophe | to make plural nouns ending in -s plural |
| add an apostrophe and -s | to make plural nouns not ending in -s possessive |