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Noun Notes

Noun Notes. Here is information to help you with the different types of nouns. Noun Notes. Noun - person, place, thing, or idea Person : 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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Noun Notes

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

  2. Noun Notes Noun - person, place, thing, or idea Person: man, boy, sister, Nick, Mrs. Burkett Place: New York City, home, mall, Pizza Hut Thing: shoe, dog, swing, barbell Idea: bravery, truth, honesty

  3. Types of Nouns: • All nouns are either Common OR Proper • Common Noun – Names nonspecific or general nouns (never capitalized) Ex: Movie, doorbell, school • Proper Noun – Names a specific noun (always capitalized) Ex: New York, City, Ms. D’Urso, Thor, Sheetz, DuBois Middle School

  4. Other Types of Nouns 2. All nouns are also either AbstractOR Concrete a. 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

  5. One more thing… 3. In addition to a noun being either abstractOR 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, -esat the end) Examples: herd, class, audience, crowd, faculty, gang, flock, children, Congress, family

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