1. More on Nouns More than Just Common or Proper…

2. Nouns  Noun—A person, place, thing, or idea. –The dog is furry. –The man ate a hamburger for dinner. –The toy broke the day he received it. –Friendship is important.

3. Common vs. Proper  As a reminder… –A common noun is what?  Common nouns are general names. Thus, they are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title. –The man slept. –What is a proper noun?  A proper noun has two distinctive features: 1) it will name a specific item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence. –Bob slept.

4. But There is More…  There are other ways to identify nouns in addition to just being common or proper. –Singular or plural –Abstract –Collective –Possessive –Proper –Concrete/common

5. Singular or Plural IIIIs there one or more than one? –T–T–T–The monkey swung from the tree. –T–T–T–The monkeys swung from the trees.

6. Abstract vs. Concrete  Abstract nouns are ideas, feelings or qualities such as love, hate, kindness, fear, anger, imagination, courage, intelligence, loneliness, happiness, sadness, bravery, cowardice, embarrassment, joy, beauty, ugliness, confidence, luck, misfortune, mischief, bitterness, justice, injustice, grief, boredom, cheerfulness.  Abstract nouns cannot be seen or touched in the same way as concrete nouns (chair, lamp, desk). –The boy had courage on his first day of school.

7. Collective Nouns CCCCollective nouns, a special type of nouns, name groups [things] composed of members [usually people]. –T–T–T–Team, jury, class, army, committee, company, group, flock TTTThe group acts as one.

8. Possessive Nouns  The possessive form of a noun shows that the person or thing named owns something.  Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" or only an apostrophe. –One girl's bicycle was pink. –The twins’ bicycle has two seats.

9. Proper Nouns  Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter  Name a particular person, place, or thing - George Washington, Stewie, Homer - Philips Arena, McDonald’s - Fulton St., Hopewell Middle School

10. Common/Concrete  Common nouns do not name a particular person, place, or thing.  All nouns that are not proper are common. –name –country –stadium –Concrete nouns are those nouns that can be touched, heard, or seen. –Dog, cat, music, bird, feather