Identifying Different Types of Nouns

What do nouns typically name?

• Actions and verbs

• Prepositions and conjunctions

• People, places, things, and ideas

• Adjectives and adverbs

Which of the following is an example of an abstract noun?

• City

• Table

• Courage

• Laptop

What is a proper noun?

• A noun that names a general item

• A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized

• A noun that represents an idea

• A noun that is made up of two or more words

Which of the following is a collective noun?

• Shopping cart

• Laptop

• Family

• Courage

What is a compound noun?

• A noun that is made up of two or more words

• A noun that names a group of people

• A noun that represents an idea

• A noun that names a specific person or place