The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.

Take this six-question quiz to test your knowledge of collective nouns and the verbs they agree with. Once answers are submitted, correct and incorrect answers are shown and a percentage score is given.

Notes on collective nouns and how to use correct verbs and pronouns to agree with them.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This seven-page resource provides definitions for different categories of nouns: common, proper, collective, hyphenated, compound, and abstract. Numerous examples with pictures are provided for each...

This page discusses generic nouns, non-specific nouns such as in "a gang of boys," as compared to collective nouns such as "a pride of lions." Several examples of generic noun usage are provided.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several worksheets for primary, elementary and middle school students identifying the role a noun or pronoun plays, collective nouns, diminutives, as well as definitions and...

This video lesson focuses on words that appear plural but take a singular verb. It discusses the rules of subject-verb agreement, and then looks at three kinds of confusing words: indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and misleading...

Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the verb that agrees with each collective noun subject.

This is a lesson in nouns including defining nouns, common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective nouns. It defines each type, shows its use in a sentence, and provides examples.

Learn about collective nouns and practice choosing the right verb form for the collective noun subject in each sentence.

This page focuses on nouns including definitions, types of nouns (person, place, thing/idea), common vs proper nouns, types of common nouns (concrete, abstract, collective), nouns as subjects, nouns as objects, nouns as subjective and...

A brief engaging lesson to help students understand the process of making nouns plural or using collective nouns.

In these interactive lessons you can learn all about different types of nouns including common, proper, concrete, abstract, count, non-count, and collective. Then play a noun game and take a quiz to show what you have learned.

A complete tutorial on identifying and using nouns that starts with identifying the nouns in "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. Includes links to other noun grammar pages.

In this lesson, the book entitled A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? (Words Are Categorical), written by Brian P. Cleary, is used as the mentor text. After learning the basic definition of noun, a person, place, thing, or...

A six-part learning module with links images, websites, slides, and a video on different types of nouns including common, proper, collective, verbal, compound, abstract, concrete, countable, and uncountable.

An eight-part learning module with images, charts, links, exercises, and videos filled with explanations and examples of different types of nouns.

Grammar lessons that involve kinesthetic games and art projects. Here is a lesson plan for teaching types of nouns through a partner exploration and a whole class art project. Let me show you just how fun grammar can be!

This eleven-part learning module provides a fun review of the seven main parts of speech, as well as, concrete/abstract nouns, collective nouns, comparative/superlative adjectives and adverbs, and collective nouns. These are presented...

This entry provides the rules and examples for subject-verb agreement under a variety of situations such as with collective nouns, inverted subjects, compound subjects, indefinite pronoun subjects, and when a phrase or clause separates...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to understand the difference between common and proper nouns, plural and singular nouns, possessive nouns, and abstract, concrete, and collective nouns.

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[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review of plural, collective, and abstract nouns. It starts off very basic and builds.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Investigate, collect and classify spelling patterns in pluralization; construct rules for regular spellings.