NounsNouns

Nouns – name aNouns – name a

PersonPerson PlacePlace ThingThing IdeaIdea

PersonPerson

doctor welder

golfer leader

player

referee

PlacePlace

mountain

city

ocean

country desert

lake

ThingThing

appleball

dogbowl

bone

book

snowflake

treechair

sun

IdeaIdea

love

friendship

neighborhood

commitment

freedom

Common or ProperCommon or Proper

Nouns are also COMMON or PROPER.Nouns are also COMMON or PROPER.

COMMON nouns name any one of a group COMMON nouns name any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.of persons, places, things, or ideas.

PROPER nouns name a particular person, PROPER nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER.always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER.

Common or ProperCommon or Proper

Common NounsCommon Nouns

boyboy

teamteam

buildingbuilding

citycity

teacherteacher

authorauthor

singersinger

Proper NounsProper Nouns

BillyBilly

Green Bay PackersGreen Bay Packers

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

MadisonMadison

Mrs. ShattuckMrs. Shattuck

J.K. RowlingJ.K. Rowling

Miley CyrusMiley Cyrus

Compound NounCompound Noun

A single noun made up of more than A single noun made up of more than one word. one word. Common compound nouns can be Common compound nouns can be found in the dictionary.found in the dictionary.

Compound Nouns can be:Compound Nouns can be:

Single Word:Single Word:

grandmother, basketballgrandmother, basketball Hyphenated Word:Hyphenated Word:

mother-in-law, jack-in-the-boxmother-in-law, jack-in-the-box Two or more words:Two or more words:

ice cream, jumping jack ice cream, jumping jack

Concrete Nouns

Nouns that you can perceive with your Nouns that you can perceive with your senses (see, hear, touch, taste, smell) senses (see, hear, touch, taste, smell) are called CONCRETE NOUNS.are called CONCRETE NOUNS.

Abstract NounsAbstract Nouns

There are some nouns that you can NOT There are some nouns that you can NOT see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.

These are the nouns that are ideas. One These are the nouns that are ideas. One person’s idea of a particular noun may be person’s idea of a particular noun may be different than another person’s idea.different than another person’s idea.

Concrete or AbstractConcrete or AbstractConcreteConcrete – a noun that – a noun that

you can see, hear, you can see, hear, feel, taste or touchfeel, taste or touch

AbstractAbstract – a noun that – a noun that is a feeling, a quality, is a feeling, a quality, or a characteristicor a characteristic

Collective Nouns: Collective Nouns:

A group (but still in singular form)A group (but still in singular form)