Understanding Types of Nouns: Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract
This educational content delves into the different types of nouns, including common nouns that refer to general entities, proper nouns that denote specific names, concrete nouns that are tangible, and abstract nouns representing intangible ideas. Explore examples and classifications to enhance your grammar knowledge.
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Grammar: Lesson One Types of Nouns
Definition A NOUN 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. 1. Common Common 2. 2. Proper Proper
Common Nouns ACOMMON NOUNnames a general person, place, thing, or idea. It does not refer to something specific. shoe cat house
Proper Nouns APROPERNOUNnames 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 NOUNSare 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 PROPER CONCRETE Jupiter Christian Islam Roaring Spring bike planet desk scissors judge dollar snow city Pennsylvania ABSTRACT justice friendship
Check your chart: COMMON PROPER CONCRETE Jupiter Christian Islam Roaring Spring bike planet desk scissors judge dollar snow city Pennsylvania ABSTRACT justice friendship
Practice Identify the nouns in each sentence. Then classify it as cc (common concrete), ca (common abstract),or pc (proper concrete). 1. The children play with their toys. A: The children play with their toys. cc 2. Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. cc A: Skylar rides the bus to Spring Cove Middle School. pc cc 3. Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. pc A: Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims around the world. pc pc cc
Practice Continued 4. Mrs. Maugle s students have great respect for her. A: Mrs. Maugle sstudents have great respect for her. pc cc 5. Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McWhorter s class. ca A: Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McWhorter 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 an 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.
