Common Nouns by Celiztini Narith https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5 Let's learn more on common noun! en-us 2019-03-08 17:35:46 UTC 2024-10-13 07:37:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png What is common noun? celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339402452 A common noun is the generic name for a person, place, or thing in a class or group. ]]> 2019-03-08 17:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339402452 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339402684 Unlike proper nouns, a common noun is not capitalised unless it either begins a sentence or appears in a title.]]> 2019-03-08 17:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339402684 Examples of common nouns celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339404491 Finding examples of common nouns is as simple as opening you eyes!  What is the first thing you see when you wake up each morning?  Your alarm clock?  The word clock is a common noun because it names, or identifies, a thing.

What do you see when you walk out your front door each morning?  A car, a tree, the sky, your neighbor, a bus, a house, a store?  All are common nouns because they name a thing, place, or person:

  • People: mother, father, baby, child, toddler, teenager, grandmother, student, teacher, minister, businessperson, salesclerk, woman, man
  • Animals: lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, alligator, cricket, bird, wolf
  • Things: table, truck, book, pencil, iPad, computer, coat, boots,
  • Places: city, state, country, continent, coffee shop, restaurant, park, zoo
  • Ideas: envy, love, hate, respect, patriotism, pride


]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339404491 Possessive Common Nouns celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339405552 Possessive nouns show ownership or relation to something else. To make a singular common noun possessive, simply add an apostrophe and the letter “s.”

- The baby’s cries woke the exhausted new parents.
- The toddler’s face was covered in birthday cake.
- The dog’s bark was worse than his bite.
- The old car’s exhaust pipe emitted dusty black smoke.
]]> 2019-03-08 17:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339405552 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339407578 To make the possessive form of a singular common noun that ends in “s” add an apostrophe and “s,” as in these examples:

- The walrus’s bucket was missing.
- The bus’s yellow paint was beginning to rust.
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- The men’s basketball team is headed for the championship tournament.
- The children’s playroom floor was covered with toys.
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- The movie was interrupted by the babies’ crying in the back row.
- The nest of rattlesnakes’s hissings warned the hiker to stay away
]]> 2019-03-08 17:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339408840 Let's Sing Together! celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339411294 2019-03-08 17:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339411294 Let's Play a Game celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339421855 2019-03-08 18:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339421855 Worksheet 1 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339458567 Try this exercise to check your understanding, all the best!]]> 2019-03-08 19:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339458567 Worksheet 2 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339460268 Try this exercise to check your understanding!]]> 2019-03-08 19:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/uc13m0i8vpj5/wish/339460268