1. Types of Nouns
Definition: A noun identifies a person, place, thing, or
idea. Nouns may be labeled as more than
one “type”.
Common represents any place, object, or idea that is
not formally named(not capitalized).
Examples: desk, room, person, thought
Proper any person, place or object that is formally
named and capitalized.
Examples: Susan Callahan, Delaware,
Prudential Insurance Company

2. Concrete- any tangible item(things that can be felt or
touched) that can be detected by sight or
touch.
Examples: tree, child, picture
Abstract items that cannot be detected by sight or
touch. They may affect your sense of
smell, your imagination, or thought process.
Examples: an idea, a dream, a memory,
an emotion
~love, music, wisdom
Collective when the word represents a collection or
group of objects or people.
Examples: team, faculty, family

3. Possessive- the noun shows ownership by using an
apostrophe, and this may be in singular or
plural form.
Examples: (singular) a puppy’s collar
(plural) the men’s shirts
Singular- one person, place, or thing discussed. It may
also be one group of something.
Examples: Andy, class, sign
Plural- when there is more than one person, place,
or thing. These nouns may change form.
Examples: woman women
person people

4. Compound- when two or more nouns are placed together
to form one item. The word may be written
as one or more words and may also be
hyphenated.
Examples: baseball, drive-thru,
Newtown Middle School