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The noun is the first of the eight parts of speech. Just for the record, here are all eight:
Nouns can be used in different ways. They can be common or proper. They can be subjects of sentences or direct
objects, predicate nominatives, objects of prepositions, and indirect objects. There are also nouns of address, objects
of infinitives, and gerund nouns. Nouns, nouns, nouns … where do we begin?
Concrete nouns can be touched. Abstract nouns (like love, bitterness, happiness, or joking) cannot be touched but
are, nonetheless, still nouns because they name entities.
Nouns that begin with a capital letter are proper nouns. They have a specific name or title and refer to a particular
person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns do not begin with capital letters because they are less specific.
Here is a comparison: Common nouns are country, language, mother, brother, teacher, pastor.
Those same nouns as Proper nouns might be England, German, Mother Theresa, Sammy, Ms. Holstrom,
Pastor Hill.
Nouns of address
This is a noun used to call upon a person for his or her attention. It can be the person's name or the name by which
he or she is known. Here are some examples:
Nouns of direct address are "set off" by commas. This means that if the
noun of direct address comes at the first of the sentence, it is
followed by a comma as in the first two examples. If the noun of direct
address is in the middle of the sentence, put commas before and after.
If the noun of direct address is at the end of the sentence, put the
comma before it.
List the nouns in the following sentences. Mark C for common and P for proper.
. The mayor suggested that the boy clean up Wilmington Statue for his community service project.
__________ ______________
3. The twins, who are from the large city of Houston, are vacationing in Canada all next month.
__________ __________
8. Mary was so excited that she ran all the way home.
__________ __________
10. Tractors are good for farming and also for young boys and girls who want to practice their driving skills.