noun review university high school of science and engineering ms. cabral and ms. benfield
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Noun Review
University High School of Science and Engineering
Ms. Cabral and Ms. Benfield
Why are nouns important?“For instance, if we met at a party and I wanted to tell you a story about the time I needed to get a soccer ball in my neighbor's yard but his dog chased me and I had to jump into a swimming pool to escape…”
Excerpt from The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Nouns name everything you come across in life, including
things you can imagine.
Everything that you can see and touch and many things that are invisible are named
by a noun.
Nouns are:
Persons grandfather, Serena, player, aunt
Places Main Street, stadium, theatre, Chicago
Things computer, internet, table, bagel, kitten
Ideas love, democracy, justice, fear, happiness
Types of Nouns
• Abstract nouns • Concrete nouns • Proper nouns • Common nouns • Collective nouns • Compound nouns
Abstract NounsAbstract nouns name things that you cannot touch, such as grammar.
Examples: fear, cleverness, misery, honor, courage, cost
Concrete NounsConcrete nouns name things you can touch, taste, see, hear or smell.
Examples: trumpet, street, tortilla, Golden Gate Bridge
Proper NounsProper nouns name a particular person, place or thing. Always capitalize proper nouns.
Examples: Sioux City, New Jersey, Monday, Patricia
Common Nouns
Common nouns are general, not particular. Do not capitalize them.
Example: trumpet, street, bird
Collective NounsCollective nouns name a group of people, animals, or things. These collective nouns are considered singular.
Examples: squad, class, flock, association, orchestra
Compound NounsCompound nouns consist of two or more words- sometimes hyphenated, sometimes written as one word and sometimes written as two words.
Examples: great-aunt, one-fourth, horseradish, postal worker, high school
In Class Activity On a separate piece of paper,
labeled with your name, date and block. With a partner complete Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in your grammar book. These exercises
are found on page 98.
Noun or Not? •Kitten • Sit •Boston Red Sox •Anger