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Nouns

A noun is the part of
speech that names a
person, place, or thing.

A noun can be a/ an

Idea: capitalism,

recession

Animal: dog, cat,

horse

Place: London,

kitchen, James River

Actions: competition,

exercise

Person: Josep, Jessy,

Alexa

Conditions: health,

happiness

Thing: ball, chair,

door, house

Qualities: compassion,

intelligence

A concrete noun names something
you can see, touch, taste, hear or
smell.
Examples: chair, table, water,
money, road, person, city, music

Concrete Nouns

Abstract Nouns

An abstract noun names
something you cannot
perceive through any of
your five senses.

Examples: truth, lies,
happiness, time,
friendship

Singular Nouns

A singular noun names one

person, place, or thing.

Examples:meal, dog, man, knife,

child

I have a dog.

Her child has a new car.

Plural Nouns

Plural nouns name more than
one person, place, or thing. Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding "s" or "es' to their singular
forms.

Examples: meals, boxes, men,
knives, children, and people.
These people are getting on my
nerves.
Let's unpack those boxes.

A collective noun names a group of

people, things, or animals.

Examples:family, team, jury, cattle,

army, class, faculty

Collective nouns can be both plural

and singular.

Collective Nouns

A compound noun is a
noun made up of two or
more words functionating

as a single unit.

Compound nouns

Compound

nouns can be

written as

follows.

-Separated
-Hyphenated
-Combined

ex-president

Separated

heart attack

movie stars

address book

mother-in-law

self-esteem

sunglasses

fundraiser

speechwriter

Hyphenated

Combined

Common and proper nouns

A common noun is a noun that

describes a type of person, thing, or

place or that names a concept.

Common nouns are not capitalized

A proper noun names a specific
person, place, or thing, proper

nouns are capitalized while

common nouns are not.

Examples of common

nouns.

-car
-food
-tea
-drink
-cat
-mouse
-tree

Examples of proper

nouns

-Germany
-September
-Mercedes
-Central Park Zoo
-Russian
-Pepsi-Cola
-Google