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This Power Point is about… the word class: NOUNS
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“WORD CLASS” means describing the types of
word in a sentence
You are learning about… NOUNS
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Look at this example:
Each word in this sentence does a job. It belongs to a
WORD CLASS.
The huge spider silently crept across its silvery web.
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You are learning about… NOUNS
NOUNS The huge spider silently crept across its silvery web.
The words highlighted in yellow are NOUNS. They describe an object, thing or feeling.
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There are 4 main types of noun. Think of them as two sets of pairs:
Proper Noun Common Noun person or place e.g. London, Mr Wilson, Jupiter (notice that proper nouns have capital letters)
a general object or thing e.g. city, man, planet
Concrete Noun Abstract Noun something you can see, touch, touch, hear or smell e.g. apple, computer, road
something that is hard to see or touch, but you can often feel it e.g love, truth, friendship
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The huge spider silently crept across its silvery web. common/
concrete noun common/
concrete noun
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When Andrew saw the monster, his heart began to beat faster.
proper noun
common/ concrete noun
common/ concrete noun
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Hatred and anger burned in Ken’s fierce eyes.
abstract noun
proper noun
common/ concrete noun
abstract noun
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Christopher Wren, who rebuilt much of the city, was not actually born in London.
proper noun
proper noun
common/ concrete noun
proper noun
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The team won the Middleton Cup for the second year.
collective noun
common/ concrete noun
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Some nouns are called COLLECTIVE NOUNS. A collective noun describes a group of people or things as a whole.
proper noun
The flock of birds flew high over the village.
collective noun
common/ concrete noun
common/ concrete noun
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There are many unusual COLLECTIVE NOUNS to describe groups of animals.
A swarm of bees.
A school of fish.
A knot of snakes.
A murder of crows.
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Last night I went to the theatre to see a play called ‘The Double’.
When I was little, I loved to play with my train set.
Remember Words can belong to different WORD CLASSES. It depends on what job they are doing in the sentence.
common / concrete noun
verb
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SUMMARY > Nouns describe things, objects, feelings
> There are 4 types of noun
> Proper Nouns have capital letters
> Some words do different jobs. It depends on the sentence
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> Collective Nouns describe a group