Compound Nouns

What is a compound noun?

2 or more words used together as a single noun

Parts can be written as:

One word

Separate words

Hyphenated words

Compound Nouns One word:

Seafood

Filmmaker

Footsteps

Videocassette

Grasshopper

Compound Nouns Separate words:

Compact disc

Police officer

Barak Obama

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Compound Nouns Hyphenated words:

Self-esteem

Great-grandmother

Fund-raiser

Sister-in-law

Thirteen-year-old

Collective Nouns What is a collective noun?

A word that names a group

Team

Family

Audience

Jury

Committee

Common/Proper Nouns What is a common noun?

Names any one of a group of people, places, or things.

Generic

Non-specific

Begins with a capital letter only at the BEGINNING of a sentence

Common/Proper Nouns What is a proper noun?

Names a particular person, place, or thing.

ALWAYS begin with a capital letter

Specific

Common/Proper Nouns Common

poemnationathletenewspaperriverstreetdaycity

Proper“The Raven”United States of AmericaJay CutlerThe Sun TimesMississippi RiverBrookdale RoadFriday!!!!!!!!Naperville

Abstract/Concrete Nouns What is an abstract noun?

Names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic

Not tangible

Knowledge

Patriotism

Beauty

Humor

Abstract/Concrete Nouns What is a concrete noun?

Names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses

Tangible!!!!

cell phone

student

Lake Michigan

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