2. KINDS OF NOUNS A mini-lesson on kinds of nouns by Terri Steiner NEXT

3. Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns Proper Nouns Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns NEXT

4. Common Nouns A common noun is any noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized. NEXT womanschoolcity holiday

5. Proper Nouns A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized. NEXT HalloweenMexicoGeorge Washington

6. Concrete Nouns A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen or touched. Concrete nouns are either common or proper. NEXT telephone television table Washington Monument

7. Abstract Nouns An abstract noun names something that cannot be seen or touched. Abstract nouns are either common or proper. NEXT love music Christianity

8. Check What You Have Learned Which one of these nouns is a proper noun? love manLabor Day tree

9. Sorry, your answer was incorrect A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized. Return to question

10. Correct! A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized. NEXT

11. Bio Terri Steiner, senior at Western Michigan University, Elementary Education Major. Resources for this mini-lesson Kemper, D., Nathan, R., Elsholz, C., Sebranek, P., (2000). Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners (pp. 418). Great Source Education Group, A division of Houghton Mifflin Company. END SHOW