2. NOUNS

3. What is a noun? A NOUN is a word or group of words used to name a person, place, thing or idea.

4. Examples: Persons: Sidney Crosby, doctor, friend Places: Grand Canyon, Pittsburgh, kitchen Things: lamp, Eiffel Tower, Nobel Prize Ideas: happiness, liberty, bravery, patriotism

5. CHALLENGE Can you write a sentence that uses all 4 types of nouns? (person, place, thing, idea)

6. What is the difference between common and proper nouns?

7. A common noun is any one of a group of persons, places, things or ideas and is not capitalized.

8. Examples of Common Nouns girlpumpkin monumentbuilding bookschool teacherhouse streetbear

9. A proper noun is a particular person, place, thing or idea and begins with a capital letter.

10. Examples of Proper Nouns Sidney CrosbyAunt Shirley Eiffel TowerHalloween A Long Way From Chicago Mrs. HannanEnglish Trent Mellon Middle School

11. WHAT IS A CONCRETE NOUN?

12. A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by at least one of our senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell)

13. Examples of concrete nouns: Photograph, music, apples, rose

14. What is an abstract noun?

15. An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. You can’t experience it with your senses.

16. Examples of abstract nouns: Idea – fun, freedom Feeling – love, happiness Quality – beauty, wisdom Characteristic – self-esteem