Nouns

_______ name a person, place, thing, or idea

A generic, or non-specific, name for something

• common noun

• proper noun

• singular noun

• plural noun

names a specific person, place, or thing

• common noun

• proper noun

• singular noun

• plural noun

names one person, place, thing, or idea

• common noun

• proper noun

• singular noun

• plural noun

names more than one noun

• common noun

• proper noun

• singular noun

• plural noun

A type of noun created by combining two or more nouns

• compound

• collective

A type of noun that names a group of people or things

• compound

• collective

something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

something that cannot be perceived with the five senses

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• boy

• dog

• Hershey's

• amusement park