English 9
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Parts of Speech: Nouns
PRACTICE
Concrete Nouns or Abstract Nouns
Identify the boldfaced nouns in the following sentences as either concrete or abstract.
1. The caring message written in my get-well card was evidence of Kim's thoughtfulness and compassion.
2. The globalization of capitalism has become tremendous in the last quarter-century due to improved
technology.
Identify and UNDERLINE the nouns in the following sentences. Then, label each as either concrete or abstract.
3. The American flag is a symbol for liberty and justice.
4. His intuition told him to swerve right in order to avoid the potential accident.
Common and Proper Nouns
Identify the boldfaced nouns in the following sentences as either common or proper.
1. New York and Los Angeles are the largest cities in the United States.
2. Do you remember the story about Scrooge and Tiny Tim?
Identify and UNDERLINE the nouns in the following sentences. Then, label each as either common or proper.
3. The Great Sphinx is one of the most famous monuments in Egypt.
4. The shilling is a silver coin used in England.
Compound and Collective Nouns
Identify the boldfaced nouns in the following sentences as either compound or collective.
1. The Sproutful Seed Company, which is located downtown, employs eighty-five workers.
2. Today, a number of visitors to Disney World reported a swarm of bees at Cinderella’s Castle.
Identify and UNDERLINE the nouns in the following sentences. Then, label each as either compound and/or
collective.
3. The star of the Columbus Metropolitan Ballet is the daughter of a famous playwright.
4. The majority of students on Student Council have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
More Practice: Parts of Speech and Nouns
Identify the part of speech of each of the following bolded words. If the word is a noun, identify it as
common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective, or compound. Some nouns may fit into more than one
category.
1. Pizza is Godzilla’s favorite food.
Nouns in the
Sentence
Compound?
Mark with an X
Collective?
Mark with an X
Common or
Proper?
Write a “C” or “P”
Concrete or
Abstract?
Write “C” or “A”
Common or
Proper?
Write a “C” or “P”
Concrete or
Abstract?
Write “C” or “A”
2. George and Godzilla walked into Antonio’s to order a large pizza.
Nouns in the
Sentence
Compound?
Mark with an X
Collective?
Mark with an X
3. Godzilla never tips the delivery guy from Antonio’s; politeness is not one of his strong points.
Nouns in the
Sentence
Compound?
Mark with an X
Collective?
Mark with an X
Common or
Proper?
Write a “C” or “P”
Concrete or
Abstract?
Write “C” or “A”
4. Godzilla ordered a large pepperoni pizza and ate the pie in a single bite.
Nouns in the
Sentence
Compound?
Mark with an X
Collective?
Mark with an X
Common or
Proper?
Write a “C” or “P”
Concrete or
Abstract?
Write “C” or “A”
Common or
Proper?
Write a “C” or “P”
Concrete or
Abstract?
Write “C” or “A”
5. George offered Godzilla a ten-dollar loan to buy a second pizza.
Nouns in the
Sentence
Compound?
Mark with an X
Collective?
Mark with an X