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A noun is a word
that names a:person
place
thingidea
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Common NounA noun that names
any:person
placethingIdea
not capitalized
HmmmHmmm--------------
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Proper NounA noun that names
a specific:person
placethingIdea
Capitalized
TimmyTimmy
Happy ValleyHappy Valley
ChurchChurch
Mr.Mr. GattiGattissPizzaPizza
NewtonNewtons Theory of Gravitys Theory of Gravity
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REMEMBER!
PROPER NOUNS dont usually take determiners a and the.
I went to J amaica for holiday. NOT: I went to the J amaica for holiday
Have you read Hamlet? NOT: Have you read the Hamlet?
I would love to meet Tina Turner.NOT: I would love to meet the Tina Turner.
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Singular Noun
A noun that namesone:
person
placething
idea
This job could be dangerous!This job could be dangerous!
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Plural NounA noun that names
more than one:person
placethingidea
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Collective Noun
A noun that namesa group of:
people
things
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TYPES OF WORDSTYPES OF WORDS
OPEN WORDS CLOSED WORDS
You can always add new words
to this class of words. A hundred
years ago people didnt know what
a computer was and 40 years ago
not many people downloadedanything. In time, new nouns, verbs,
adjectives and adverbs wil l appear.
You cant add any new words
to this
group. For example, in English
we
have 8 personal pronouns (I,you, he,
she, it, we, you, they) and i t
wouldnt
be possible to add another
pronounto this set.
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Possessive NounA noun that
shownsownershipor possession.
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Nouns Count nouns and Noncountnouns
Count nouns: Nouns that we can count (one pencil,
two pencils, three pencils). They can be singular orplural (a book, two books).
Noncountnouns: Nouns that we can not count.They have no plural. Example: bread, cheese, ice-
cream, yogurt.
Putaor an before singular nouns. Do not use the articlesaor an with noncountnouns.
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NounsConcrete and abstract nouns
Abstract nouns: Something you can not perceivethrough any of your five senses.
Concrete nouns: Something you can perceive withyour five senses (see, touch, taste, hear or smell).
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Compound nouns
Made up of two or more words acting as a
single unit.Types:
1. Separate words: coffee table
2. Hyphenated words: editor-in-chief
3. Combined words: battlefield
Nouns
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Can you identify
the type of nounin each of these
sentences? Clickthe correct answer.
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Rubi walked to thestorestorelate yesterday. What type
of noun is store?Proper nounPlural noun
Common noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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Thecommitteecommitteemet atJ ava room. What type of
noun iscommittee?Proper nounCollective noun
Common noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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We went to AegisAegis. Whattype of noun isAegis?
Proper nounPlural noun
Common noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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Connie carried heavyboxesboxesof Tupperware
What type of noun isboxes?
Proper noun
Plural nounCommon noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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Princess read only onebookbook last week. What type
of noun isbook ?Singular nounPlural noun
Common noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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TintinTintinssbook was veryinteresting. What type of
noun isTintins?Possessive nounPlural noun
Collective noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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Thegroupgroup has to do thepresentation on Monday.
What type of noun isgroup?
Proper noun
Collective nounPlural noun
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
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That is correct!
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Everyone liked FrankeeFrankeesscellfone.What type of noun
isFrankees?
Proper noun
Plural nounPossessive noun
Th t i i t! Y
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That is incorrect! You
haveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
Try again.
Th t i i t! Y
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That is incorrect! You
haveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
(but actually it could beproper).
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That is correct!
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Click on the propernoun(s) in this sentence.
EveryoneEveryone inTonyTonyss
jeepneyjeepneywas late forschoolschool onMondayMonday.
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
The word, Tonys is apossessive noun. Try
again.
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness!
The word schoolschool is acommon noun.Try again.
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness! The
word EveryoneEveryoneis acollective noun. Try
again.
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That is incorrect! YouhaveNoun MadnessNoun Madness! The
wordjeepneyjeepney is acommon noun. Try
again.
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That is correct! Mondayis the name of a specific
noun.
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You have survived NounMadness!
If you need morepractice, try this again.