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Understanding Nouns: Types, Functions, and Examples

A noun is a crucial part of speech that signifies a person, place, thing, or idea. This guide breaks down nouns into six types: common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective. Explore how nouns function as subjects in sentences with examples like "The boy ran to the school." Learn the distinctions between common nouns (not capitalized) and proper nouns (capitalized) while recognizing concrete nouns (perceived by senses) versus abstract nouns (ideas and qualities). Enhance your understanding with practical examples and categories.

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Understanding Nouns: Types, Functions, and Examples

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  1. THE NOUN

  2. NOUNS • A noun is a word or word group used to name a person, place, thing or idea

  3. NOUNS • A noun very often follows words like a, and and the.

  4. Persons: Joe, girl, teacher • Places: Iowa, school, town, gym • Things: celery, Great Pyramid, toothpaste • Ideas: Peace, Happiness, Truth, Beauty

  5. THE SUBJECT • The noun that serves as the subject of the sentence • The subject is ALWAYS a noun, but a noun is NOT always the subject.

  6. The boy ran to the school. • There are two nouns in this sentence and one subject. What are they?

  7. On the lush, green lawn a sandbox is waiting for the children to arrive. • Three are three nouns, but only one subject. What are they?

  8. Common Proper Concrete Abstract Compound Collective Six types of nouns

  9. Common noun • Common noun is not capitalized • Common noun does not refer to specific person, place or thing.

  10. Common noun grass, tree, student, teacher, desk, chair, school Can you think of more?

  11. Proper noun • Proper noun is capitalized • Proper noun refers to a SPECIFIC person, place or thing.

  12. Proper noun January, Mrs. Messina, Joe, Statue of Liberty, East Junior High School Can you think of more?

  13. Concrete noun • Concrete nouns are something you can perceive with one or more of your five senses – touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell • music, person, wall, odor

  14. Abstract noun • Abstract nouns cannot be perceived with your senses. • It is an idea, feeling, quality or characteristic.

  15. Abstract noun • Truth, beauty, freedom, wisdom, sense of humor • Can you think of more?

  16. Compound noun • Compound nouns are two or more words used as a single noun. • They can be written as one word, as separate words or as a hyphenated word.

  17. sense of humor self control fire drill prime minister Traverse City jumping jack Compound noun

  18. Collective noun • A collective noun is a single word that names a group.

  19. committee class audience family jury litter team swarm Collective noun

  20. All nouns fit into more than one category. We went to the White House.

  21. We went to the White House. • White House is a concrete noun, a proper noun and a compound noun.

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