1. Understanding Nouns A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

2. Recognizing Nouns My dog Penny always displays great affection for all the people who come into our house. How many nouns are in this sentence?

3. Recognizing Nouns There are five nouns in the previous sentence. Dog Penny Affection People House

4. COMMON Common A common noun names any person, place, or thing. worker state document city

5. Classification of Nouns Common Proper Concrete Abstract Compound Collective

6. PROPER Proper A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. Jay Z Jennifer Lopez Michigan Bill of Rights Illinois

7. CONCRETE Concrete Noun A concrete noun names an object that you can actually see, touch, taste, hear, or smell. hat fur bell flowers peppers

8. ABSTRACT Abstract An abstract noun names a quality, a condition, or an idea. love anger success hope ambition liberty

9. COMPOUND Compound A compound noun is made up of more than one word. Compounds can be written in three different ways. [ one word] viewpoint stagecoach airstrip [hyphenated] double-talk brother-in-law [two words] living room missing link

10. COLLECTIVE Collective A collective noun names a group of people or things. committee council flock group class team family

11. Objective Identify the different types of nouns Agenda Take notes from power point Complete sentences from text book p 1180 #1-10 Complete work sheet on concrete and abstract nouns