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Definition: Person, place, thing, or idea.

People: Justin Bieber, doctor, singer, Tarzan, Spongebob Squarepants

Places: Venice, city, Macomb County, Partridge Creek Mall

Things: Nostril, tuba, uvula, dentures, monkey

Ideas or qualities: Peace, love, honor, anger

Nouns are usually divided into two main classes: common and proper. A common noun is just a general person, place, or thing; but a proper noun refers to a particular person, place, or thing. Unlike common nouns, proper nouns are capitalized.

Common noun

Proper noun

frog Kermit

team Red Wings

city Detroit

artist Van Gogh

singer (or so she thinks)

Rebecca Black

ape King Kong

Common (general, not capitalized)

Proper (specific, capitalized)

A concrete noun names an object that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted. An abstract noun names an idea, quality, or state.

Concrete noun

book, bell, flower, sand, apple

Abstract noun

independence, curiosity, pride, uncertainty,

sadness

Name four concrete nouns: ? ? ? ?

Name four abstract nouns: ? ? ? ?

The word “singular”, of course, means only one, and “plural” means more than one. It’s pretty simple to form the plural of most nouns; you just add an “s” or “es”. However, the English language is full of oddballs, and many nouns don’t follow this simple rule. Here are some rules to help you spell the plural of those ornery nouns that don’t fit the mold…

The plural of a noun ending in “y ” preceded by a consonant is formed by changing the “y ” to “i” and adding “es”.▪ baby – babies▪ buggy – buggies

The plural of a noun ending in “y ” preceded by a vowel is formed by adding “s”.▪ guy – guys▪ ray- rays

The plurals of some nouns ending in “f” or “fe” are formed by changing the “f” to “v” and adding “s” or “es”.▪ leaf – leaves▪ calf – calves▪ wife – wives

The plural of a noun ending in “o” preceded by a vowel is formed by adding “s”.▪ radio – radios▪ rodeo – rodeos

The plural of a noun ending in “o” preceded by a consonant is formed by adding “es”.▪ hero – heroes▪ tomato – tomatoes

Note: This rule has a weird exception, though. In many cases, if it is “music related”, you form the plural by adding an “s”.▪ solo – solos▪ piano – pianos

Some nouns are the same in the singular and plural:▪ deer▪ moose▪ Japanese▪ fish▪ trout▪ sheep

If a compound noun is written as one word, add “s” or “es” to form the plural.▪ footballs ▪ spoonfuls

Occasionally a noun is just plain strange; its plural is formed in an irregular way.▪ ox – oxen▪ foot – feet▪ louse – lice

Add an apostrophe “s” (‘s) to form the plural of capital letters, numbers, and symbols. It’s also acceptable in these cases to just add “s” (without the apostrophe) if doing so presents no confusion.▪ Zzuzzuzzanna’s last name has seven Z ’s in it.▪ Dana thinks her name has too many a ’s in it.▪ My zip code has five 9’s in it.▪ My mom was young during the 1960s.