Nouns

Parts of Speech: Nouns

Grammar Review

Multiple Select

What do you think a noun is?

• person

• place

• thing

• action

• idea

What is a noun?

What is a noun?

A noun identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.
You are a noun, I am a noun, Your backpack is a noun, Willard is a noun.
Nouns surround us.

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What are some nouns that you can name?

Specific
Always capitalized

​Proper Nouns

Generic
Only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence or in a title

​Common Nouns

Two Types of Nouns

Categorize

Options (17)

school

students

store

gas station

desk

homework

teacher

Ms.Nelson

Mrs.O'Neill

Willard Intermediate

Santa Ana

7-Eleven

Google

internet

Pro Club

social media

Instagram

Categorize the nouns!

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

Types of common nouns

• Intangible or cannot be perceived by the senses

• You know it exists, but cannot see it

Ex: courage or friendship

​Abstract nouns

• Something that is physical or real

• Perceived by the senses

Ex: the bell or the keyboard

​Concrete nouns

Types of common nouns

• Describes a group or collection of people or things

Ex: a class of students or a pride of lions

​Collective nouns

Categorize

Options (18)

class

team

herd

family

pack

squad

classroom

Chromebook

desk

backpack

pizza

bicycle

rizz

knowledge

determination

love

friendship

wisdom

Organize the nouns!

Collective nouns

Concrete nouns

Abstract nouns

Pronouns

​Words that stand in for a noun

The noun must have already been established.
Ex: Ms. Able works in the library, she helps students pick out books.
Ex: he, she, it, they, I, we, you etc

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