NOUNS
What is a noun? A NOUN is a word or group of words used to name a person, place, thing or idea.
Examples: Persons: Sidney Crosby, doctor, friend Places: Grand Canyon, Pittsburgh, kitchen Things: lamp, Eiffel Tower, Nobel Prize Ideas: happiness, liberty, bravery, patriotism
CHALLENGE Can you write a sentence that uses all 4 types of nouns? (person, place, thing, idea)
What is the difference between common and proper nouns?
A common noun is any one of a group of persons, places, things or ideas and is not capitalized.
Examples of Common Nouns girlpumpkin monumentbuilding bookschool teacherhouse streetbear
A proper noun is a particular person, place, thing or idea and begins with a capital letter.
Examples of Proper Nouns Sidney CrosbyAunt Shirley Eiffel TowerHalloween A Long Way From Chicago Mrs. HannanEnglish Trent Mellon Middle School
WHAT IS A CONCRETE NOUN?
A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by at least one of our senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell)
Examples of concrete nouns: Photograph, music, apples, rose
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. You can’t experience it with your senses.
Examples of abstract nouns: Idea – fun, freedom Feeling – love, happiness Quality – beauty, wisdom Characteristic – self-esteem