1. Grammar Unit 1: Parts of Speech
All About Nouns

2. Nouns: Definitions
A NOUN is a word that names a PERSON, PLACE, THING or IDEA.
A SINGULAR noun names one of these, and a PLURAL noun names more than one.
EXAMPLES: SINGULAR PLURAL
Person: child children
Place: corner corners
Thing: piano pianos
Idea: religion religions

3. NOUNS: DEFINITIONS (continued)
A COLLECTIVE nou n names a group. It is SINGULAR when it referes to the group as a whole, but PLURAL when it refers to the individual members of a group.
EXAMPLES:
Singular: The jury is still deliberating.
Plural: The jury are arguing loudly.

4. NOUNS: DEFINITIONS, continued
A PROPER noun names a particular person, place, thing or idea. It begins with a capital letter.
A COMMON noun is the ggeneral name of a person, place, thing or idea.
EXAMPLES:
Common Proper
Person: uncle Uncle Al
Place: country Dominican Republic
Thing: movie Schindler’s List
Idea: era The Renaissance

5. NOUNS: DEFINITIONS, continued
A CONCRETE noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the senses.
An ABSTRACT noun names an idea, quality, or characteristic.
EXAMPLES:
Concrete: sneeze, star, explosion, hedgehog, chimney
Abstract: politeness, ability, honesty, love, beauty

6. NOUNS: Guided Practice
COPY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ON YOUR NOTES. SKIP LINES!
Underline each noun. Above the sentence, label the noun as singular/plural/collective, common/proper, and abstract/concrete
Congress debated the issue and approved the bill defining consumer rights.
Every four years, soccer teams from continents including Europe, Africa and South America battle for first place.

7. NOUNS: Guided Practice answers
Sing/Coll/Prop/Conc Sing/Comm/Abs Sing/Comm/Conc
Congress debated the issue and approved the bill
Plu/Comm/Abs
defining consumer rights.
Plu/Comm/Conc Plu/Comm/Conc Plu/Comm/Conc
Every four years, soccer teams from continents including
SIng/Prop/Conc Sing/P:rop/Conc Sing/Prop/Conc Sing/Comm/Conc
Europe, Africa and South America battle for first place.