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Let’s Refresh Your Knowledge of…
The NOUN!
Start by Doing the Following Things:
1. Take out a piece of paper
2. Draw a big box on it
3. Draw a horizontal line across the middle
of the box
4. Put a Label Above the Box Titled
“Nouns”
5. Label the top half, “Things I Know”
6. Label the bottom half, “Things I
Learned”
7. Fill out the top ½ of the box
Definition of a Noun?person, place, thing, or idea
There are six different
types of nouns! Noooo
!!!• Compo
und• Commo
n• Proper
• Concrete
• Abstract• Collecti
veDon’t worry,
they’re
easy!
Let’s Start with…Common & Proper Nouns.
What is the difference, kids?
That’s right! A common
noun names anything
that is not specific.
Therefore, it does not
have a capital letter.
And a proper noun is something
specific, so it does require a capital
letter!
EXAMPLES OF COMMON:
• cell phone
• compassion
• squirrel
• movie
• flag
EXAMPLES OF PROPER:• Grand Cannon • Beethoven • Sperry’s • Timn• Pacific Ocean
EXAMPLES
Now let’s discuss concrete
& abstract nouns!
What are they?
Concrete Noun:
Can be perceived by
one or more of the
senses
Examples:• popcorn• tree• student• football
Abstract Noun:
An idea, feeling,
quality, or
characteristic
Examples:• love• humor• pride• confidence
See if you can find
concrete & abstract
nouns in these
pictures!
Definition?A noun made up of 2
or more words put together as a single
noun
Examples?
Next is Compound Nouns.
This is really too easy…
COMPOUND
NOUNS:
• basketball
• twelve-year-old
• Sheldon Cooper
• air freshener
• fire drill
Collective Nouns
“What is a
collective
noun?”
Def: A word that names a group
Examples?• audience • family• team • committee• flock
Collective Nouns
“Is cats a
collective
noun?”
Why or why not?
“What’s the difference b/t a
collective noun & a plural noun?”
Now let’s see if you know what you’re talking
about…
Identify the nouns in each sentence and classify as: common or proper,concrete or abstract,& if it’s collective
1. Each day huge crowds visit the Lincoln Memorial, which is in Washington, D.C.
2. The memorial is in a beautiful setting not far from two other presidential monuments and the capitol.
3. Between the memorial and the Washington Monument are two long, shallow pools.
4. The Lincoln Memorial was designed by a noted architect of the time, Henry Bacon.
5. The memorial is styled to look like a Greek temple and has 36 columns, one for each state in the union at the time of the death of Lincoln.
Finish by Doing the Following Things:
1. Take out the box you made at the
beginning of class
2. Fill out the bottom half about what
you
learned and now know about nouns