Concrete Common Concrete Common NounsNouns

By: Samantha EtienneBy: Samantha Etienne

What Is Concrete Common?What Is Concrete Common?

Concrete CommonConcrete Common Referring to a material object or Referring to a material object or

specific tangible detail.specific tangible detail. Or events that are available to the Or events that are available to the

sense such as taste, hear, smell, and sense such as taste, hear, smell, and touch.touch.

A concrete describe a specific detail A concrete describe a specific detail that a reader can easily visualize or that a reader can easily visualize or imagine.imagine.

Examples of Concrete Examples of Concrete NounNoun

Most nouns are Most nouns are concrete nouns concrete nouns such as:such as: DogDog StudentStudent PencilPencil BoxBox DeskDesk TeacherTeacher Table Table

Examples:Examples: My My ice ice melted in melted in

the the sun.sun. Darrel’s Darrel’s kittenkitten tore tore

apart the apart the yarn.yarn. ThunderThunder rattle our rattle our

windows.windows. Reliable, Diane dog Reliable, Diane dog

, licked the , licked the strawberry strawberry ice ice creamcream off her chin. off her chin.

How Concrete Noun are How Concrete Noun are usedused

Concrete common nouns are used as the Concrete common nouns are used as the subject of the sentence.subject of the sentence.

Examples:Examples: The The JudgeJudge handed the handed the filesfiles to the to the clerk.clerk. Whenever they take the Whenever they take the dogdog to the to the beachbeach, it , it

spends spends hourshours chasing chasing waves.waves. The real estate The real estate agentagent urged the urged the couplecouple to buy to buy

the second house because it had new the second house because it had new shingles.shingles. The The book binderbook binder replaced the flimsy paper replaced the flimsy paper

covercover with a sturdy, cloth-covered with a sturdy, cloth-covered board.board.

Direct ObjectDirect Object

The direct object is the noun that The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the transitive receives the action of the transitive verb.verb.

Examples:Examples: After dinner, Matthew always After dinner, Matthew always serve serve a a

cake.cake. To the average citizen, politics offers To the average citizen, politics offers

considerableconsiderable frustration.frustration. Christine Christine discovereddiscovered a a pilepile of books hidden of books hidden

under the staircase.under the staircase.

Indirect ObjectIndirect Object

Concrete nouns can also be use in Concrete nouns can also be use in Indirect object.Indirect object.

Examples:Examples: She sent the letter to James.She sent the letter to James.

Indirect object: James.Indirect object: James. They made dinner for him.They made dinner for him.

Indirect object: himIndirect object: him No direct objectNo direct object

Did we win?Did we win?

Predicate NominativePredicate Nominative

Predictive nominative is when the Predictive nominative is when the subject of a sentence is renamed.subject of a sentence is renamed.

Example:Example: He is an idiot. He is an idiot.

(The idiot is the predicate noun.)(The idiot is the predicate noun.) Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Margaret Thatcher was the Prime

Minister.Minister. (Margaret Thatcher is the subject and (Margaret Thatcher is the subject and

Prime Minister is the predicate noun.)Prime Minister is the predicate noun.)

Predicate Nominative Predicate Nominative (con.)(con.)

Typically, a predicate nominative has the same Typically, a predicate nominative has the same value or grammatical weight as the subject.value or grammatical weight as the subject.

Examples:Examples: At the end of the tournament, At the end of the tournament, Tiger WoodsTiger Woods was was

thee thee leader.leader. For many of us on the team, the For many of us on the team, the fansfans were an were an

embarrassment.embarrassment. When the plot is discovered, When the plot is discovered, AndreaAndrea will be a will be a

suspect.suspect. Before the announcement, Before the announcement, theythey were the were the favorite favorite

to win the contest.to win the contest.

Remember!!!!Remember!!!!

Not all nouns are concrete.Not all nouns are concrete. Don’t confuse a concrete noun with an Don’t confuse a concrete noun with an

abstract noun.abstract noun. Abstract noun is a noun which anything Abstract noun is a noun which anything

which you can not perceive through which you can not perceive through your five physical senses, and is the your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun.opposite of a concrete noun.

Concrete noun is the opposite of an Concrete noun is the opposite of an abstract noun.abstract noun.

Most nouns are concrete nouns.Most nouns are concrete nouns.

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