Nouns Flashcards
noun (definition)
refers to a person, place or thing
nouns can play the role of the
subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, adjective
make a regular singular noun plural (how to)
change the ending to -s
make a singular noun ending in -s plural (how to)
change the ending to -es
make a noun ending with -fe plural (how to)
change the ending to -ves
make a singular noun ending in ‑y plural (how to)
change the ending to -ies
make a singular noun ending in ‑o plural (how to)
add -es
make a singular noun ending in ‑on plural (how to)
change the ending to -a
make a singular noun ending in ‑is plural (how to)
change the ending to -es
make a singular noun ending in ‑us plural (how to)
change the ending to -i
noun (types)
abstract, collective, common, concrete, generic, countable, uncountable, possessive, proper, irregular, compound
abstract noun (definition)
cannot be identified using one of the five senses
collective noun (definition)
refers to a noun which refers to a group of nouns
common noun (definition)
words for people, places or things that aren’t specific; can be countable, uncountable, singular, plural
concrete noun (definition)
can be identified through one of the five senses
generic noun (definition)
part of a generic statement
countable noun (definition)
can be counted
uncountable noun (definition)
comes in a state or quantity which is impossible to count
possessive noun (definition)
nouns which possess something, usually identified by an apostrophe
proper noun (definition)
names of specific people or places; should always begin with a capital
irregular noun (definition)
nouns which don’t follow a spelling pattern when pluralized
compound noun (definition)
words where two nouns have been stuck together to make a new noun; written as one word without a hyphen
noun string (definition)
a string of nouns that encumber reading
nouns are only capitalized if they are
proper nouns or placed at the beginning of a sentence
