1. Nouns
People
Places
Things
Ideas

2. Look for clues!
If an article such as a, an, the appears, a noun follows someplace after!
Possessive words describe nouns—my, your, his, her, our, their

3. Remember… Words can disguise themselves!
Is your word acting as a person, place, thing, or idea?
Some words can be different parts of speech depending on how they are used!

4. For example… I have a burn! (noun) It burned me badly! (verb)
Let’s go for a swim. (noun)
She swims everyday. (verb)

5. People
clown

6. Places

7. Things

8. Ideas

9. Common or Proper Nouns are either COMMON or PROPER.
COMMON nouns name any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.
PROPER nouns name a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER.

10. Common or Proper Common Nouns boy team building city principal author
singer
Proper Nouns
Pete
LA Lakers
Empire State Building
Laguna Beach
Ms. Salberg
J.K. Rowling
Elvis

11. Compound Noun A single noun made up of more than one word.
Common compound nouns can be
found in the dictionary.
peanut butter
notebook
exchange student
light bulb
school bus

12. Compound Nouns can be: Single Word: classroom, birdcage
Hyphenated Word:
vice-principal, jack-in-the-box
Two or more words:
ice cream, jumping jack

13. Concrete Nouns
Nouns that you can perceive with your senses (see, hear, touch, taste, smell) are called CONCRETE NOUNS.

14. Abstract Nouns
There are some nouns that you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.
These are the nouns that are ideas. One person’s idea of a particular noun may be different than another person’s idea.

15. Concrete or Abstract
Concrete – a noun that you can see, hear, feel, taste or touch
Abstract – a noun that is a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic
Idea? Love? earth?
Smoke? Justice? California?

16. Collective Nouns: A group (but still in singular form) swarm jury
class
committee
team
unit