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NOUNS

NOUNS. A noun names a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA There are several categories of nouns. Collective Nouns. A COLLECTIVE noun is a noun that names a group. EX: team, staff, faculty. Compound Nouns. A compound noun is made up of two or more words. There are THREE types.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS A noun names a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA • There are several categories of nouns.

  2. Collective Nouns • A COLLECTIVE noun is a noun that names a group. • EX: team, staff, faculty

  3. Compound Nouns • A compound noun is made up of two or more words. There are THREE types. • A COMBINED word is when two words are put together as one. EX: birthday • SEPARATE words are two words that are separate, but go together as a noun EX: New York • HYPHENATED words are two words with a hyphen between them EX: eighty-two + = HANDBOOK

  4. Common Nouns • A common noun names any one of a group of persons, places or things.

  5. Proper Nouns • A PROPER noun names a specific person, place or thing. • EX: United States of America

  6. Concrete Nouns • A CONCRETE noun names a person, place or thing that can be perceived by one of the five senses. • Ex: Dog • You can TOUCH the dog, SMELL the dog and HEAR the dog.

  7. Abstract Nouns • An ABSTRACT noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality or a characteristic. • Ex: Love, hate, beautiful, intelligent

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