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NOUNS MS. GARCIA

NOUNS MS. GARCIA

NOUNS • Name the following: • • A person A place A thing An

NOUNS • Name the following: • • A person A place A thing An idea

TYPES OF NOUNS • Concrete Nouns (Person, Place, Thing) • People, places, things you

TYPES OF NOUNS • Concrete Nouns (Person, Place, Thing) • People, places, things you can perceive with your senses • See, smell, touch, hear, taste • Examples: • • Doctors Teachers Elephants Bacon Shoes New York Trains

TYPES OF NOUNS • Abstract Nouns (Idea) • Ideas, qualities, feelings • Examples: •

TYPES OF NOUNS • Abstract Nouns (Idea) • Ideas, qualities, feelings • Examples: • • • Emotions Dreams Thoughts Freedom Hope Courage Fear Pain Faith Beliefs

CONCRETE & ABSTRACT NOUNS Directions: Underline concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns. 1.

CONCRETE & ABSTRACT NOUNS Directions: Underline concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns. 1. The principal asked all the students to think about the importance of friendship. 2. When I looked at the new mother, her love for her newborn baby was obvious. 3. He looked at the pile of money with greed in his eyes, and then he tried to grab it. 4. He patted his full stomach with satisfaction after he finished eating his dinner. 5. Her eyes were full of hope as she asked her mom to let her keep the puppy.

COMMON VS. PROPER NOUNS • Proper nouns are words that name a specific person,

COMMON VS. PROPER NOUNS • Proper nouns are words that name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized so the reader can tell them apart from common nouns. • Common nouns do not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.

COMMON VS. PROPER NOUNS • Proper - George Washington • Common – man •

COMMON VS. PROPER NOUNS • Proper - George Washington • Common – man • Proper - White House • Common – building • Proper - United States Constitution • Common - document

COUNTABLE NOUNS • Countable nouns refer to things we can COUNT. • Examples: •

COUNTABLE NOUNS • Countable nouns refer to things we can COUNT. • Examples: • Flowers • Apples • Orchestra

COUNT NOUNS • A count noun has a singular form and a plural form.

COUNT NOUNS • A count noun has a singular form and a plural form. • Example: one book, three books; a leg, two legs; an apple, six apples;

NONCOUNT NOUNS • Uncountable/noncount nouns refer to things we cannot count. • Examples: •

NONCOUNT NOUNS • Uncountable/noncount nouns refer to things we cannot count. • Examples: • Freedom • Maturity • Intelligence

NONCOUNT NOUNS • A non-count noun has no plural form. • We use quantifiers

NONCOUNT NOUNS • A non-count noun has no plural form. • We use quantifiers before non-count nouns: • Example: fruit, some fruit; bread, a slice of bread; homework; a lot of homework; information, a little information

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