Noun

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Kinds of Noun
 Definition

A NOUN is a word that names a

person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

thing person

?
idea place
 Person
 A noun can name a person by name:

 A noun can name a kind of a person:

 Place

 A noun can name a place:

A noun can name a kind of place:

classroom
 Thing

 A noun can name a thing

A noun can name a kind of thing:

 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.

Feli Nike
x
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 scisso judge snow Roaring Spring
rs
plane dollar city Pennsylvania
t Jupite
Christia Islam friendship
r
desk COMMON
n PROPER
justice
CONCRETE
bike scissors snow Jupiter Roaring Spring
planet judge city Christian Pennsylvania
desk dollar Islam
ABSTRACT
justice
friendship
 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.
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.
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 McElhatten’s class.
AN: Students have a barrel of fun in Miss McElhatten’s class.
class
cc cc ca pc cc
 Knowledge Testing
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.