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Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
NOUNS
Definition
A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an
idea.
thing
perso
n
?
idea
place
IDEA?
Why cant we identify the idea in this picture?
Ideas are
thoughts and
cannot be seen.
Examples of
ideas include
happiness, joy,
pain, and
fairness.
Kinds of Nouns
There are two basic kinds of nouns:
1.
2.
Common
Proper
Common Nouns
A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing, or
idea. It does not refer to something specific.
shoe
cat
house
Proper Nouns
A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
It refers to a NAME of a noun.
Nik
e
Feli
x
White House
Hatsconcrete
noun
Loveabstract
noun
CONCRETE NOUNS
CONCRETE NOUNS are nouns that you
can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.
Abstract NOUNS
ABSTRACT NOUNS are nouns that you
cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. They
are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot
be seen or touched.
RESPONSIBILITY
FAIRNESS
JUSTICE
sciss
ors
Jupite
r
justic
e
bike
planet
desk
judge
dollar
Christi
an
COMMON
scissors
judge
dollar
ABSTRACT
justice
friendship
snow
city
sno
w
city
Isla
m
Jupiter
Christian
Islam
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
friendship
PROPER
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
Check
your
chart:
COMMON
CONCRETE
bike
planet
desk
scissors
judge
dollar
ABSTRACT
justice
friendship
PROPER
snow
city
Jupiter
Christian
Islam
Roaring Spring
Pennsylvania
Quiz
IDENTIFY THE NOUNS IN EACH SENTENCE. THEN CLASSIFY
IT AS CC (COMMON CONCRETE), CA (COMMON ABSTRACT), PC
(PROPER CONCRETE), OR PA (PROPER ABSTRACT).
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Assignment:
Compose a short story (at least 1 to 2 paragraphs) and
underline the nouns used in your story.