SECTION PLANNER
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Nouns SECTION FOCUS • Singular and plural nouns • More singular and plural nouns
GRAMMAR FOR GROWN-UPS
• Concrete and abstract nouns
Understanding Nouns
• Nouns as subjects and subject complements • Nouns as objects • More nouns as objects
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A noun can function as a subject, a subject complement, a direct object, an indirect object, an object of a preposition, or an appositive. Beverly Cleary is an author of books for children.
• Possessive nouns • Nouns showing separate and joint possession • Appositives • Words used as nouns and verbs • Words used as nouns and adjectives
Abstract nouns name qualities, conditions, actions, or ideas. Loyalty and honesty are what people want from friends. Concrete nouns name tangible items such as people, places, or things. David is a potter and has his own kiln. Possessive nouns are usually formed by adding -’s to singular nouns and to plural nouns that do not end in s and by adding an apostrophe to plural nouns ending in s. One player’s skill was the focus of the women’s basketball tournament.
SUPPORT MATERIALS Practice Book Daily Maintenance, pages 1–4 Grammar, pages 5–19 Assessment Book Section 1 Assessment, pages 1–4 Loyola Press Online Assessment System Writing Chapter 1, Personal Narratives Customizable Lesson Plans www.voyagesinenglish.com
CONNECT WITH LITERATURE Consider using the following titles throughout the section to illustrate the grammar concept:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg The One and Onl y Ivan by Katherine A. Applegate
The article included a list of all the players’ scores. Separate, or individual, possession is shown by adding -’s to each noun. I’ve been to parties at Jack’s and Kay’s houses. Joint possession, the possession of one thing by more than one possessor, is shown by adding -’s to the last noun only. The meeting tonight is at Tim and May’s house. Appositives are nouns that rename a person or thing. An appositive is restrictive if it is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. I have three brothers. My brother Bill is a doctor. An appositive is nonrestrictive if it merely gives added information. A nonrestrictive appositive is set off by commas. I have one brother. My brother, Carlo, is an attorney.
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I find it quite interesting. A noun’s a person, place, or thing.
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