definition: person, place, thing, or idea.. people: justin bieber, doctor, singer, tarzan, spongebob...
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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
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
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
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.