1. Nouns

2. Nouns A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Two types: Concrete vs Abstract
Concrete nouns are usually things that can be seen.
Ex: book, car, chair, hammer.
Exceptions are things to small to be seen: atoms, air, wind, breath
Abstract nouns are those that cannot be seen
Ex: love, liberty, grace, sadness

3. The same word can be different Part of Speech
To test a word to make sure it is a noun check to see if the word is describing another word. If it does, you have an adjective.
Candle: a noun or adjective
The candle was blown out by the wind.
The candle holder was broken

4. Determiners Determiners help identify nouns in a sentence.
Articles: a, an, the
Demonstratives: this, that, those, these
Possessive nouns: Mr. Jordan’s desk
Indefinites: some, few, many, several, no, any