​Nouns

​What we already know!

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​Nouns are person, places, things, animals, and ideas!

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​But...

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​Do you know that nouns have different categories?!

​First Set of Categories!

​Common vs. Proper!

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​Common nouns are nonspecific or generic nouns. They usually do not have a capital letter unless they begin a sentence. Ex: cat, train, girl, couch

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​Proper nouns name specific person, places, or things. The are usually capitalized because they are names. Ex: Mexico, Amtrak, Mrs. Gleyzer

​Second Set of Categories!

​Singular vs. Plural Nouns

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​Singular Noun- refers to one person, place, or thing. Ex: dog, table, tree, violin

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​Plural Noun- refers to multiple people, places, or things. Ex: dogs, tables, trees, violins

​Third Set of Categories!

​Abstract vs. Concrete Nouns

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​Abstract nouns are concepts or ideas that a person cannot see, hear, touch, taste, or smell. They tend to have the following suffixes: -tion, -ism, -ity, -ance, -ship, -ability, -acy, Ex: liberty, patriotism, reality

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​Concrete nouns are nouns that you can feel, touch, smell, hear, and see (five senses). Ex: actor, chicken, cucumber, brick, mountain

​Fourth Set of Categories!

​Count vs. Noncount Nouns

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​Count Nouns- a noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (a, an). Ex: dog, the dog

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​Noncount Nouns- are nouns that we cannot count with numbers. They have no plural form. Ex: bread, cheese, milk