NOUNS

KINDS OF NOUNS Noun- a word that names a person, a place, a

thing, or an idea.

Common Noun- a noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized.

  Proper Nouns- names a specific person, place, thing

or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns   

KINDS OF NOUNS (CONT.) Singular noun- names one person,

place, thing or idea.  Plural nouns- names more than one

person, place, thing or idea.

Singular Plural

KINDS OF NOUNS (CONT.) Concrete nouns- names a thing that is

physical (can be touched or seen). Concrete nouns can be either proper or common.

Abstract nouns- names something you can think about but cannot see or touch. Abstract nouns can be either proper or common.

Concrete Abstract

KINDS OF NOUNS (CONT.) Collective nouns- names a group or

collection of persons, animals, places, or things.

  Compound nouns- made up of two or

more words.

Collective Compound

GENDER OF NOUNS Feminine (female)- mother, sister,

women, cow, hen

Masculine (male)- father, brother, men, bull, rooster

Neuter (neither male nor female)- tree, cobweb, closet

Indefinite (male or female)- president, duckling, doctor

USES OF NOUNS

Subject nouns-noun that is the subject of a sentence that does something or is talked about in the sentence.

EXAMPLE- The cat played with his toy mouse.

Predicate nouns- follow a form of be verb and renames the subject.

EXAMPLE- My father is a doctor.

USES OF NOUNS Possessive Nouns- show possession or

ownership.The teacher’s manual had all the correct answers in it.

Object Nouns- nouns used as the direct object, the indirect object, or the object of the preposition.

The girl walked down the street.