Discovering Discovering Nouns:Nouns:

Learning & understanding Learning & understanding the difference in common, the difference in common,

proper, concrete, & abstract proper, concrete, & abstract nouns!nouns!

A noun is the part of speech used to describe a person, place, thing, quality, or action.

The types of nouns we are going to look at are: common vs. proper and concrete vs. abstract

Common vs. Proper Nouns

• Common Nounscoffee shop

jeanscountryteacherschool

• Proper NounsStarbucks

Levi’sAmerica

Mrs. JohnsonE.T. Booth Middle

School

Common noun = names a general item; does not require capitalization

Proper noun = names specific item; requires capitalization

*Exception* = remember common nouns can be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence!

Examples:Examples:

1.1. I have a friendly dog named Jake.I have a friendly dog named Jake.

Common Common noun =noun = dogdog

ProperProper noun =noun = JakeJake

2.2. We visited the country of Italy.We visited the country of Italy.

Common Common noun =noun = countrycountry

ProperProper noun =noun = ItalyItaly

* Identify the ONE common noun that DESCRIBES the proper noun!!

Concrete or Abstract??

A concrete noun is a noun that describes a material or tangible object. This is something you can physically touch.

An abstract noun is a noun that describes an intangible concept such as love or envy. These are nouns that you can not physically touch.

CoNcReTe vs. AbStRaCtCoNcReTe vs. AbStRaCt

Concrete NounsConcrete Nounscatcat

traintrain

pencilpencil

bookbook

paperpaper

Abstract NounsAbstract Nounscuriositycuriosity

trusttrust

envyenvy

joyjoy

braverybravery

Examples*Find the concrete and abstract nouns!

Concrete…

1. When they take the dog to the beach, it spends hours chasing waves. = When they take the dog to the beach, it spends hours chasing waves.

Abstract…1. She looked back at her childhood with humor.= She looked back at her childhood with humor.

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