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Nouns
A noun is any person, place, thing, or idea. There are two basic types:
Common nouns – general people, places, things, or ideas
EX. driver, zoo, desk, ________________, ______________
Proper nouns – specific people, places, things or ideas.
EX. Aunt Lucy, New Mexico, Baja Bill’s Burritos, ______________, _____________
You may also have collective and abstract nouns; these are all considered common.
1. Collective nouns are used to describe groups of specific
animals, people, or things. Collectively, the group is referred to
as a singular unit.
EX. The flock flies south. (Flock referring to a group of birds)
2. Abstract nouns describe ideas that can not be perceived by the
five senses.
EX. happiness, inability, gumpiness, _________, _________