Parts of Speech and Noun Types

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His journey through space took him over both Africa and South America

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King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215

A(n) ____ is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

noun

A particular person, place, or thing within a general class is named by a(n) _____

proper noun

Words are classified as parts of speech according to their _____

use in a sentence

Nouns that name things that you cannot perceive by the senses are _____ nouns

abstract

a common noun that refers to a quality, state, idea, or action rather than a physical object

abstract noun

An example of an abstract noun is _____

love

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Desert flowers are beautiful in the spring

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The entire Bible is a message about Jesus Christ

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The first college in the United States was Harvard College

A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun is called a(n)

adjective

A compound noun may be written as _____

all of the above

a noun that names a group of more than one person, place, or thing

collective noun

A noun that combines two or more words as a single noun is a(n) _____ noun

compound

Cupful is an example of a(n) _____ noun

compound

a noun that combines two or more words as a single noun

compound noun

a noun naming a physical object that can be perceived by the senses

concrete noun