Noun Notes Here is information to help you with the different types of nouns.

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Noun Notes Here is information to help you with the different types of nouns.

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Noun Notes

Here is information to help you with the different types of nouns.

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Noun Notes

Noun - person, place, thing, or ideaPerson: man, boy, sister, Nick, Mrs. Burkett

Place: New York City, home, mall, Pizza Hut

Thing: shoe, dog, swing, barbell

Idea: bravery, truth, honesty

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Types of Nouns:1. All nouns are either Common OR Proper

a. Common Noun – Names nonspecific or general nouns (never capitalized)Ex: Movie, doorbell, school

b. Proper Noun – Names a specific noun (always capitalized)

Ex: New York, City, Ms. D’Urso, Thor, Sheetz, DuBois Middle School

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Other Types of Nouns

2. All nouns are also either Abstract OR Concretea. Concrete Noun – nouns that can be sensed (seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and/or touched)

Examples: hairspray, mulch, money, Mary Kate, book, popcorn

b. Abstract Noun – nouns that name an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic (can’t be sensed)

Examples: dishonesty, love, family, excitement, happiness, insanity, anger

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One more thing…3. In addition to a noun being either abstract OR

concrete AND common or proper, a noun MAY or MAY NOT be a collective noun.

Collective Noun – a noun that names a group of people WITHOUT being plural (NO –s, -es at the end)Examples: herd, class, audience, crowd, faculty, gang, flock, children, Congress, family