1. NOUNS

2. Kinds of nouns
Noun- a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
Common Noun- a noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized.
Proper Nouns- names a specific person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Common Nouns Proper Nouns

3. Kinds of nouns (cont.)
Singular noun- names one person, place, thing or idea.
Plural nouns- names more than one person, place, thing or idea.
Singular Plural

4. Kinds of nouns (cont.)
Concrete nouns- names a thing that is physical (can be touched or seen). Concrete nouns can be either proper or common.
Abstract nouns- names something you can think about but cannot see or touch. Abstract nouns can be either proper or common.
Concrete Abstract

5. Kinds of nouns (cont.)
Collective nouns- names a group or collection of persons, animals, places, or things.
Compound nouns- made up of two or more words.
Collective Compound

6. Gender of nouns Feminine (female)- mother, sister, women, cow, hen
Masculine (male)- father, brother, men, bull, rooster
Neuter (neither male nor female)- tree, cobweb, closet
Indefinite (male or female)- president, duckling, doctor

7. Uses of nouns
Subject nouns-noun that is the subject of a sentence that does something or is talked about in the sentence.
EXAMPLE- The cat played with his toy mouse.
Predicate nouns- follow a form of be verb and renames the subject.
EXAMPLE- My father is a doctor.

8. Uses of nouns Possessive Nouns- show possession or ownership.
The teacher’s manual had all the correct answers in it.
Object Nouns- nouns used as the direct object, the indirect object, or the object of the preposition.
The girl walked down the street.