Noun Review

University High School of Science and Engineering

Ms. Cabral and Ms. Benfield

Why are nouns important?“For instance, if we met at a party and I wanted to tell you a story about the time I needed to get a soccer ball in my neighbor's yard but his dog chased me and I had to jump into a swimming pool to escape…”

Excerpt from The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Nouns name everything you come across in life, including

things you can imagine.

Everything that you can see and touch and many things that are invisible are named

by a noun.

Nouns are:

Persons grandfather, Serena, player, aunt

Places Main Street, stadium, theatre, Chicago

Things computer, internet, table, bagel, kitten

Ideas love, democracy, justice, fear, happiness

Types of Nouns

• Abstract nouns • Concrete nouns • Proper nouns • Common nouns • Collective nouns • Compound nouns

Abstract NounsAbstract nouns name things that you cannot touch, such as grammar.

Examples: fear, cleverness, misery, honor, courage, cost

Concrete NounsConcrete nouns name things you can touch, taste, see, hear or smell.

Examples: trumpet, street, tortilla, Golden Gate Bridge

Proper NounsProper nouns name a particular person, place or thing. Always capitalize proper nouns.

Examples: Sioux City, New Jersey, Monday, Patricia

Common Nouns

Common nouns are general, not particular. Do not capitalize them.

Example: trumpet, street, bird

Collective NounsCollective nouns name a group of people, animals, or things. These collective nouns are considered singular.

Examples: squad, class, flock, association, orchestra

Compound NounsCompound nouns consist of two or more words- sometimes hyphenated, sometimes written as one word and sometimes written as two words.

Examples: great-aunt, one-fourth, horseradish, postal worker, high school

In Class Activity On a separate piece of paper,

labeled with your name, date and block. With a partner complete Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in your grammar book. These exercises

are found on page 98.

Noun or Not? •Kitten • Sit •Boston Red Sox •Anger