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Parts of Speech Elements of Language, Third Course Pages 375 - 378 The Noun

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A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

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Persons Sharon, Mr. Brown, hairstylist, joggers Olaf, Anna, Kristof

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Places library, school, South Carolina, districts, Mars, Antarctica, Clemson University

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Things waterfalls, boat, water, toothpicks, merry-go-round, tomatoes, trees

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Ideas peace, truth, artistry, excellence, beauty, love, friendship, truth, artistry, excellence, beauty

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Common and Proper Nouns A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and is capitalized. A common noun names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized.

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Common : Proper Nouns scientist : Madame Curie woman : Marie Antoinette city : Paris building: Eiffel Tower continent :Europe day:Monday, Bastille Day

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Common Noun :: Proper Noun teacher::____________ __________::Urban Meyer __________::Jimmy Fallon building: : ____________ college::____________ dog::____________

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Concrete Nouns A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell).

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Concrete Nouns Examples: desk, pencil, SmartBoard, book, cloud, poison, ivy, thunder, silk, yogurt, Sarah, cotton,

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Abstract Nouns An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. (Not something you can hold or touch!)

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Abstract Nouns freedom, well-being, beauty, kindness, Buddhism, respect, learning, caring

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Concrete :: Abstract Something you :: An idea, feeling, can S3T2 :: quality, characteristic kiss :: love basketball :: sportsmanship school building :: learning

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Compound Nouns A compound noun consists of two or more words used together as a single noun. The parts of a compound noun may be written as one word, as separate words, or as a hyphenated word.

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Compound Nouns One Word: snowman, firefighter, Iceland, newspaper Separate Words: prime minister, Red Sea, fire drill Hyphenated Words: sister-in-law, pull-up, Port-au-Prince

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Collective Nouns A collective noun is a word that names a group.

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Collective Nouns People: audience, chorus, committee, crew

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Collective Nouns Animals: brood, flock, gaggle, herd

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Collective Nouns Things: assortment, batch, bundle, cluster

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On lined notebook paper (turn in!) (not in your journal) Classifying Nouns, p. 375, Exercise 1 -- sort #1-20 into two lists Proper & Common nouns Concrete & Abstract Nouns, p. 376, Exercise 2 -- #2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Compound Nouns, p. 377, Exercise 3 -- #1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Collective Nouns, p. 378, Exercise 4 - #1-5

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Created by Mrs. Hoover, April 2014 All pictures from the internet For use with Elements of Language, 3 rd Course pp. 375-378 The End