Discovering Nouns:

Learning & understanding the

difference in common, proper,
concrete, & abstract nouns!
 A noun is the part of speech used to describe
a person, place, thing, quality, or
action.
 The types of nouns we are going to look at
are: common vs. proper and concrete
vs. abstract
Common vs. Proper Nouns
Common noun = names a general item; does not require
capitalization
Proper noun = names specific item; requires capitalization
*Exception* = remember common nouns can be capitalized at the
beginning of a sentence!

• Common Nouns • Proper Nouns

coffee shop Starbucks
jeans Levi’s
country America
teacher Mrs. Johnson
school E.T. Booth Middle School
 Examples:
* Identify the ONE common noun that DESCRIBES the proper noun!!

1. I have a friendly dog named Jake.

Common noun = dog
Proper noun = Jake
2. We visited the country of Italy.
Common noun = country
Proper noun = Italy
Concrete or Abstract??

 A concrete noun is a noun that describes a

material or tangible object. This is
something you can physically touch.

 An abstract noun is a noun that describes

an intangible concept such as love or envy.
These are nouns that you can not physically
touch.
 CoNcReTe vs. AbStRaCt
 Concrete Nouns  Abstract Nouns
cat curiosity
train trust
pencil envy
book joy
paper bravery
 Examples
*Find the concrete and abstract nouns!

Concrete…
1. When they take the dog to the beach, it spends
hours chasing waves.
= When they take the dog to the beach, it
spends hours chasing waves.
Abstract…
1. She looked back at her childhood with humor.
= She looked back at her childhood with humor.
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Created by : Megan Huffman