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Grammar Unit One: Lesson One Types of Nouns

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Page 1: 1. Kinds of Nouns

Grammar Unit One: Lesson One

Types of Nouns

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DefinitionA NOUN is a word that names a person, a

place, a thing, or an idea.

person

place

thing

idea?

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IDEA?Why can’t we identify the idea in this picture?

Ideas are thoughts and

cannot be seen. Examples of ideas include

happiness, joy, pain, and fairness.

What ideas might this person have?

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Kinds of Nouns

There are two basic kinds of nouns:

1. Common2. Proper

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Common NounsA COMMON NOUN names a general

person, place, thing, or idea. It does not refer to something specific.

cat

house

shoe

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Proper NounsA PROPER NOUN names a specific

person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a NAME of a noun.

Felix

White House

Nike

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Concrete & Abstract Nouns

In addition to common and propernouns, there are also CONCRETE andABSTRACT nouns.

Hats—concrete noun

Love—abstract noun

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CONCRETE NOUNSCONCRETE NOUNS are nouns that youcan see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.

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Abstract NOUNSABSTRACT NOUNS are nouns that youcannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. Theyare ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannotbe seen or touched.

RESPONSIBILITY

FAIRNESS

JUSTICE

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Classify these Nouns:

COMMON PROPER

CONCRETE

ABSTRACT

bikeplanetdesk

scissorsJupiterjustice

judgedollar

Christian

snow

cityIslam

Roaring SpringPennsylvania

friendship

bikeplanetdesk

scissors Jupiter

justice

judgedollar

Christiansnowcity

Islam

Roaring Spring

Pennsylvania

friendship

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COMMON PROPER

CONCRETE

ABSTRACT

bikeplanetdesk

scissors Jupiter

justice

judgedollar

Christiansnowcity

Islam

Roaring Spring

Pennsylvania

friendship

Check your chart:

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PracticeIdentify the nouns in each sentence. Then classify it as cc (common concrete), ca (common abstract), pc (proper concrete), or pa (proper abstract).

1. The children play with their toys. An: The childrenchildren play with their toystoys.

cc cc2. Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School.An: Skylar rides the busbus to Spring Cove Middle Spring Cove Middle

School.School.pc cc pc3. Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world.An: RamadanRamadan is celebrated by MuslimsMuslims around the

worldworld.pc pc cc

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Practice Continued4. Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her.

AN: Mrs. Maugle’sMrs. Maugle’s studentsstudents have great respectrespect for her. pc cc ca

5. Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McElhatten’s class. AN: StudentsStudents have a barrelbarrel of funfun in MissMiss

McElhatten’sMcElhatten’s classclass. 6. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a proper concrete noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly.

7. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a common abstract noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly.

cccc ccca pc

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Testing Your KnowledgeWhat is a noun?• a person, place, thing, or ideaWhat is a concrete noun?• a noun that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or

smelledWhat is a abstract noun?• a noun that cannot be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or

felt. They are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or smelled

What is a proper noun?• A noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or ideaWhat is a common noun?• A noun that names a general person, place, thing, or idea.