Nouns Nouns name a Person Place Thing Idea

Nouns

Nouns – name a § Person § Place § Thing § Idea

Person doctor welder player referee golfer leader

Place ocean mountain city lake country desert

Thing apple dog bowl ball bone sun snowflake book chair tree

Idea commitment friendship freedom love neighborhood

Common or Proper Nouns are also COMMON or PROPER. COMMON nouns name any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas. PROPER nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER.

Common or Proper Common Nouns boy team building city teacher author singer Proper Nouns Billy Green Bay Packers Empire State Building Madison Mrs. Shattuck J. K. Rowling Miley Cyrus

Compound Noun § A single noun made up of more than one word. § Common compound nouns can be found in the dictionary.

Compound Nouns can be: § Single Word: grandmother, basketball § Hyphenated Word: mother-in-law, jack-in-the-box § Two or more words: ice cream, jumping jack

Concrete Nouns that you can perceive with your senses (see, hear, touch, taste, smell) are called CONCRETE NOUNS.

Abstract Nouns There are some nouns that you can NOT see, hear, taste, touch, or smell. These are the nouns that are ideas. One person’s idea of a particular noun may be different than another person’s idea.

Concrete or Abstract Concrete – a noun that you can see, hear, feel, taste or touch Abstract – a noun that is a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic

Collective Nouns: § A group (but still in singular form)