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