1. Parts of speech
Part 1 - Nouns

2. Essential Question
Why is understanding nouns and noun types an essential component of grammar?

3. What is a noun? A person, animal, place, thing, or idea Examples:
dog, teacher, laughter, store, freedom

4. What are the different types of nouns?
Common nouns: name any person, animal, place, thing or idea. These are general nouns.
Examples: man, holiday, language, dog
Proper nouns: name a specific person, animal, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are specific names and/or titles of common nouns.
Examples: Langston Hughes, Halloween, Spanish, English Bulldog

5. 3. Concrete noun: a person, place, or thing that can be experienced through the senses (sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell)
Examples: fire, garlic, laughter
4. Abstract noun: ideas, feelings, qualities, and characteristics. These nouns cannot be experienced through the senses
Examples: love, honesty, loyalty

6. Collective Nouns: names a group of similar people, places or things
Examples: family, pack, fleet
Compound Nouns: two or more words that together name a person, place, thing, or idea.
Can be written as a single word, two words, or a hyphenated word
Examples: sidewalk, high school, great-grandfather