1. Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good Grammar Notes
Nouns
Mr. Gould’s
Pretty Good
Grammar Notes

2. Basic Definition: names a person, place, thing or idea Noun
Shaquille ONeil, Whitefish Lake, basketball, Labor Day, love

3. types of nouns… specific person, place, thing or idea Proper Noun
always capitalized!
specific person, place, thing or idea
Randy Johnson, Billy, Corvette, Friday, Titanic

4. types of nouns… does not name a specific person, place thing or idea
Common Noun
not capitalized!
does not name a specific person, place thing or idea
child, winter, happiness, north

5. types of nouns…
Names a thing that is tangible (can be touched or seen)
truck, book, Dodge
Concrete Noun
can be proper or common nouns

6. types of nouns… Abstract Noun
can be common or proper nouns
names something you can think about, but not touch or see
Christianity, love

7. types of nouns…
names a collection of persons, animals, places or things
Collective Noun

8. types of nouns… Collective noun (continued) Persons Animals
tribe, class, team
Animals
flock, herd, litter

9. types of nouns… Collective noun (continued) Places Things
United States, United Nations, Philippines
Things
batch, cluster, bunch

10. The Use of Nouns… Subject Nouns
The noun becomes the subject of a sentence when it does something or is being talked about
The tele skier flew over the jump and landed gracefully in the soft powder snow.

11. The Use of Nouns… Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun shows possession or ownership
The skater’s board flew high into the air.

12. The Use of Nouns… Object Nouns
A noun becomes an object noun when it is used as a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
I love pizza.

13. Assignment: due tomorrow!
Pick an active sport or activity that you love to watch or participate in
Create a word bank of 20 precise nouns that describe equipment, attitudes, movements, etc associated with that activity
Ex: Tele skiing = Scarpa, K2, binding, skins, wax, transceiver, etc.

14. that’s all, folks!