Nouns

Collective nouns

A collective noun names groups of things and people. -family -group -majority -team -class

Common Nouns

A common noun can be ANY person, place, thing, or idea. DO NOT capitalize common nouns Examples: - firefighter(person) - town(place) - book(thing)

Compound nouns

A compound noun contains two or more words that join together to make a single noun. There are three types of compound nouns. - closed form -hyphenated -open form

concrete noun

A concrete noun can be experienced with one of the five senses. You can see, touch, taste, smell, or hear concrete nouns - Lightning ( you can see it) - thunder( you can hear it) - ice cream( you can touch and taste it)

count nouns

A count noun is a noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end. -cake/cakes • She baked a cake • She bakes five cakes Pig/Pigs The farmer wrangles three pigs in the stable and found one pig in the barn.

Non-count nouns

A non-count noun is a noun that only has a single form You cannot add an s to the end of a non-count noun -music -rice -advice

Proper Nouns

A proper noun names a person, place, or thing. Proper Nouns are ALWAYS capitalized - Chief Wilson(person) - Kansas City(town/place) - Where the Red Fern Grows(book/thing)

abstract noun

An abstract noun is a type of noun that is intangible. You cannot see, touch, taste, smell, or hear abstract nouns. - love - courage - knowledge