Parts of Speech 1—NOUNS
I.
Nouns-- A person, place, thing (animals included), or _______.
A. Common Nouns—a nonspecific noun.
1. Is not capitalized.
a. bed
b. journey
c. dog
d. country
B. Proper Nouns—Specifies or names a specific noun.
1. Is capitalized
a. New Jersey
b. Barbie
c. Marvel Comics
d. Brazil
**Review---Now, it is your turn. Using this classroom, locate nouns in Room 802, and
next to each capital letter, write one common or proper noun. Be sure to capitalize
proper nouns. Do not write anything in the parentheses next to each letter until instructed
to do so.
1. List 5 common nouns
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D.
E.
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2. List 5 proper nouns
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C. Singular Nouns--Nouns that represent one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. desk
2. liberty
3. America
D. Plural Nouns--Nouns that represent more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. desks
2. countries
3. liberties
**Review--Go back to the first review, and next to each common and proper noun you
listed that you located in room 802, inside the parentheses, write S if the noun is singular
or P if it is plural. Example--- magnets (P)---DO NOT USE EXAMPLE
E. Compound Nouns--2 or more nouns combined to make one noun.
1. Can be hyphenated but does not have to be
a. ink-well
2. Can be open a spaced
a. tennis shoe
3. Can be closed without any space or hyphen
a. football
**Review--List at least 3 of the following categories using Compound Nouns only
Fruit
1.
2.
3.
Sports Related
1.
2.
3.
Weather Related
1.
2.
3.
F. Collective Nouns--Nouns that represent a group of people, things, etc.
1. Groups can be both singular and plural
a. If acting as an individual in a group, then use a plural verb
and/or pronouns.
1) Team--The team gets their jerseys today.
b. If acting as a whole unit, then use a singular verb and/or
pronouns.
1) Team-The team places first in its division for baseball.
**Review-- Try to come up with at least 2 Collective Nouns in each category that is
provided below.
Animal Groups
1.
2.
Government Groups
1.
2.
Complete the sentence using a collective noun-We are Mrs. Stonitsch's awesome ______.
G. Possessive Nouns--Nouns that show possession or ownership
1. If a singular or collective noun is showing possession, use an apostrophe
and an s ('s) even if the singular noun ends in s
a. This purse is owned by that girl== That girl's purse.
b. James has a dog named Bowie ==James's dog is named Bowie.
2. If a plural noun is showing possession, use an apostrophe after the s
a. The Jenkins' new bedrooms are awesome.
b. The girls' rooms are decorated in blue and black.
**Review--Write a sentence using a singular possessive noun and one sentence using a
plural possessive noun. Use proper punctuation based on the apostrophe rules above.
Create your own original sentences.
Sentence 1: _______________________________________________________
Sentence 2: _______________________________________________________
H. Concrete Nouns--A noun that can be experienced through your 5 senses
of sound, sight, touch, hearing, or smell. If you cannot truly touch it or use
the other senses, it is NOT concrete. Touch is the main sense for this noun type
1. Concrete Nouns can be common, proper, singular, plural, compound,
possessive and/or collective nouns.
2. Concrete Nouns are people, places, and things (animals included)
a. desk
b. finger
c. The Constitution of the United States
I. Abstract Nouns--Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns. You
cannot see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, or feel them. You may
think fear is concrete, but it is actually an idea; therefore, it is abstract.
1. Abstract Nouns can be common, proper, compound, possessive, singular,
plural, and/or collective nouns.
2. Abstract Nouns are usually ideas.
a. Despair
b. Bravery
c. Education
**Review--Come up with 3 of your own concrete and abstract nouns
Concrete
Abstract
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All Types of Nouns Review
***One noun can be common, concrete, singular, possessive, compound, and
even collective. A noun can only be singular or plural / concrete or abstract /
common or proper
Example-- Toy = Common and Singular
Strongsville High School = Proper, concrete, compound, and singular
***Using the grid below, put an X in each column that identifies the nouns listed***
Noun
Common
Proper
Concrete
Abstract
Singular
library
X
X
X
girl's
X
X
X
X
X
Brazil
X
thunderstorm
X
X
X
school of fish
X
X
Can
be
dilemmas
X
X
hatred
X
X
Mrs. Jones
X
poster
X
X
X
hourglass
X
X
X
X
X
United States
X
X
love
X
Compound
X
X
Can
be
X
X
X
X
Possessive
X
X
X
Collective
X
X
Russia
Plural
X
X
X