Nouns and Verbs

(Dare to read on!)

What is a noun?
A

person
A place
A thing
An idea

There are 2 kinds of Nouns

Common
Proper

Whats the difference?

A

common noun is general (ex. ice

cream)

proper noun is specific (ex. Ben and

Jerrys Ice Cream)

**Also,

proper nouns are ALWAYS

capitalized. Hint hint.

Here are some more

examples:
Common
school
country
team
river
dog

Proper
Prairie

Middle

School
France
the Bears
Mississippi River
Cocker Spaniel

Possessive Nouns
Some

nouns own things. These are

possessive nouns.

To

possess means to own.

Ex. Lisas sweater.

Lisas sweater
Lisa

is a proper noun because Lisa is a

specific person.

Since

Lisa owns the sweater (Lisas

sweater), it is also a possessive noun.

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

A Concrete Noun is
something you can see
or touch.

EX. Boy
(you can see and touch
the boy)

An Abstract Noun is
something you cannot
see or touch. Its an
idea.

EX. LOVE
(you cant really see or
touch love)

More Concrete vs Abstract

Concrete

Abstract

apple

love

television

imagination

highway

thoughtfulness

Italy

forgiveness

pencil

hatred

VERBS
There are 2 kinds of verbs
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs

Action Verbs
An action verb is something you can do!

Run, Eat, Think, March, Put, Bring,

Mix, Study

Linking Verbs
is, am ,are were, was, be
A linking verb links the subject to the
predicate.
Lisa is nice.
Lisa = subject, nice = predicate

Example sentences.
Action Verb Sentences

slept all night.

The

boys ate dinner.

Many

dogs howl at
the moon.

Linking Verb Sentences

I

am sleepy.

The

boys were
hungry.

Those

crazy.

dogs are

Practice, Practice
Now

we are going to practice writing

sentences with nouns and verbs.

Remember

this formula to help you

SVP

(Subject VERB Predicate)

Continue to label your paper

#s 7-12
Write the following sentences:
7. Write a sentence using a proper noun
as a subject. Underline the proper noun.
8. Write a sentence using common noun
as a subject. Underline the common
noun.

More Practice
9.

Write a sentence using a possessive proper

noun. Underline the possessive proper noun.

10.

Use an abstract in a sentence. Underline the

abstract noun.

11.

Write an sentence using an action verb.

Underline the action verb.

12.

Write a sentence using a linking verb.

Underline the linking verb.

Phew!
All done!
Still need practice? Go through this power point
again, watch these BrainPops:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/nouns/
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/verbsandthe
irobjects/
or consult with your teacher.

One more thing!

Write

your name on your paper and

turn questions 1-12 in to your teacher.