Grammar Unit One Lesson One Types of Nouns

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: 1. Common 2. 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 PROPER NOUN 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 also CONCRETE and ABSTRACT nouns. Hats—concrete noun Love—abstract noun

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 scissors judge snow Roaring Spring planet Jupiter dollar city Pennsylvania desk justice Christian Islam friendship COMMON CONCRETE bike planet desk scissors judge dollar ABSTRACT justice friendship PROPER snow city Jupiter Christian Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania

Check your chart: COMMON CONCRETE bike planet desk scissors judge dollar ABSTRACT justice friendship PROPER snow city Jupiter Christian Islam Roaring Spring Pennsylvania

Practice Identify the nouns in each sentence. Then classify it as cc (common concrete), ca (common abstract), pc (proper concrete), or pa (proper abstract). 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. pc cc pc 3. Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. An: Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world pc pc cc

Practice Continued 4. Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her. AN: Mrs. Maugle’s students have great respect for her. pc cc ca 5. Students have a barrel of fun in Miss Mc. Elhatten’s class. AN: Students have a barrel of fun in Miss Mc. Elhatten’s class cc cc ca pc 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. cc

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.