the noun. nouns a noun is a word or word group used to name a person, place, thing or idea
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THE NOUN
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NOUNS
• A noun is a word or word group used to name a person, place, thing or idea
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NOUNS
•A noun very often follows words like a, and and the.
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• Persons: Joe, girl, teacher
• Places: Iowa, school, town, gym
• Things: celery, Great Pyramid, toothpaste
• Ideas: Peace, Happiness, Truth, Beauty
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THE SUBJECT
• The noun that serves as the subject of the sentence
• The subject is ALWAYS a noun, but a noun is NOT always the subject.
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• The boy ran to the school.
• There are two nouns in this sentence and one subject. What are they?
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• On the lush, green lawn a sandbox is waiting for the children to arrive.
• Three are three nouns, but only one subject. What are they?
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Six types of nouns
• Common
• Proper
• Concrete
• Abstract
• Compound
• Collective
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Common noun
• Common noun is not capitalized
• Common noun does not refer to specific person, place or thing.
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Common noun
grass, tree, student, teacher, desk, chair, school
Can you think of more?
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Proper noun
• Proper noun is capitalized
• Proper noun refers to a SPECIFIC person, place or thing.
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Proper noun
January, Mrs. Messina, Joe, Statue of Liberty, East Junior High School
Can you think of more?
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Concrete noun
• Concrete nouns are something you can perceive with one or more of your five senses – touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell
• music, person, wall, odor
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Abstract noun
• Abstract nouns cannot be perceived with your senses.
• It is an idea, feeling, quality or characteristic.
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Abstract noun
• Truth, beauty, freedom, wisdom, sense of humor
• Can you think of more?
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Compound noun
• Compound nouns are two or more words used as a single noun.
• They can be written as one word, as separate words or as a hyphenated word.
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Compound noun
• sense of humor
• self control
• fire drill
• prime minister
• Traverse City
• jumping jack
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Collective noun
• A collective noun is a single word that names a group.
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Collective noun
committee
class
audience
family
jury
litter
team
swarm
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• All nouns fit into more than one category.
We went to the White House.
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• We went to the White House.
• White House is a concrete noun, a proper noun and a compound noun.