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Grammar Unit One: Lesson One. Types of Nouns. Definition. A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. thing. person. ?. idea. place. IDEA?. Why can’t we identify the idea in this picture?.
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Grammar Unit One: Lesson One Types of Nouns
Definition A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. thing person ? idea place
IDEA? Why can’t we identify the idea in this picture? Ideas are thoughts and cannot be seen. Examples of ideas include happiness, joy, pain, and fairness. What ideas might this person have?
Kinds of Nouns There are two basic kinds of nouns: • Common • Proper
Common Nouns A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing, or idea. It does not refer to something specific. shoe cat house
Proper Nouns A PROPERNOUN names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a NAME of a noun. Nike Felix White House
Concrete & Abstract Nouns In addition to common and proper nouns, there are also CONCRETE and ABSTRACT nouns. Hats—concrete noun Love—abstract noun
CONCRETE NOUNS CONCRETE NOUNS are nouns that you can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.
Abstract NOUNS ABSTRACT NOUNS are nouns that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. They are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or touched. RESPONSIBILITY FAIRNESS JUSTICE
Classify these Nouns: bike planet desk scissors Jupiter justice judge dollar Christian snow city Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania friendship Jupiter Roaring Spring bike scissors snow planet judge city Christian Pennsylvania desk dollar Islam justice friendship
Check your chart: Jupiter Roaring Spring bike scissors snow planet judge city Christian Pennsylvania desk dollar Islam justice friendship
Practice 1. The children play with their toys. An: The children play with their toys. cc cc 2. Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. An: Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. Identify the nouns in each sentence. Then classify it as cc (common concrete), ca (common abstract), pc (proper concrete), or pa (proper abstract). pc cc pc 3. Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. An: Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. pc pc cc
4. Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her. AN: Mrs. Maugle’sstudents have great respect for her. pc cc ca Practice Continued 5. Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McElhatten’s class. AN: Students have a barrel of fun in MissMcElhatten’sclass. cc cc ca pc cc 6. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a proper concrete noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly. 7. Write a sentence using a common concrete and a common abstract noun. Underline each of the nouns and label them accordingly.
Testing Your Knowledge What is a noun? • a person, place, thing, or idea What is a concrete noun? • a noun that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or smelled What is a abstract noun? • a noun that cannot be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or felt. They are ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or smelled What is a proper noun? • A noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea What is a common noun? • A noun that names a general person, place, thing, or idea.