2. Grammar Unit One: Lesson One Types of Nouns

3. Definition A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. person place thing idea ?

4. IDEA? Why can’t we identify the idea in this picture? Ideas are thoughts and cannot be seen. Examples of ideas include happiness, joy, pain, and fairness. What ideas might this person have?

5. Kinds of Nouns There are two basic kinds of nouns: 1.Common 2.Proper

6. Common Nouns A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing, or idea. It does not refer to something specific. cat house shoe

7. Proper Nouns A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a NAME of a noun. Felix White House Nike

8. Concrete & Abstract Nouns In addition to common and proper nouns, there are also CONCRETE and ABSTRACT nouns. Hats—concrete nounLove—abstract noun

9. CONCRETE NOUNS CONCRETE NOUNS are nouns that you can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.

10. Abstract NOUNS ABSTRACT NOUNS are nouns that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. They are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or touched. RESPONSIBILITY FAIRNESS JUSTICE

11. Classify these Nouns: COMMONPROPER CONCRETE ABSTRACT bike planet desk scissors Jupiter justice judge dollar Christian snow city Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania friendship bike planet desk scissors Jupiter justice judge dollar Christian snow city Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania friendship

12. COMMONPROPER CONCRETE ABSTRACT bike planet desk scissors Jupiter justice judge dollar Christian snow city Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania friendship Check your chart:

13. Practice Identify the nouns in each sentence. Then classify it as cc (common concrete), ca (common abstract), pc (proper concrete), or pa (proper abstract). 1. The children play with their toys. childrentoys An: The children play with their toys. cc 2. Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. busSpring Cove Middle School. An: Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. pcccpc 3. Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. RamadanMuslimsworld An: Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. pc cc

14. Practice Continued 4. Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her. Mrs. Maugle’sstudentsrespect AN: Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her. pc ccca 5. Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McElhatten’s class. StudentsbarrelfunMissMcElhatten’sclass AN: Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McElhatten’s class. 6. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a proper concrete noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly. 7. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a common abstract noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly. cc capc

15. Testing Your Knowledge What is a noun? a person, place, thing, or idea What is a concrete noun? a noun that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or smelled What is a abstract noun? a noun that cannot be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or felt. They are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or smelled What is a proper noun? A noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea What is a common noun? A noun that names a general person, place, thing, or idea.