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Nouns
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What is a noun?
 A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or
an idea
Examples
 Person – actor, President Obama
 Place- state, Arizona
 Thing – bird, Baltimore oriole
 Idea – holiday, Veterans Day
Singular and Plural Nouns
 A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea.
 A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or
idea.
 Examples
 Many families have a picnic on the Fourth of July.
 Families is a plural noun.
 Picnic is a singular noun.
Common and Proper Nouns
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
Examples
President Obama - a specific person
Arizona - a specific place
Baltimore Oriole - a specific thing
Veterans Day – a specific idea
A common noun is any noun that does not name a specific person,
place, thing, or idea
Examples
actor
state
bird
holiday
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
 Nouns can be concrete or abstract.
 A concrete noun names a thing that can be touched or seen.
 An abstract noun names something that you think about but
cannot see or touch.
Concrete
clown
card
school
heart
Abstract
happiness
February
education
love
Specific Nouns
 Specific nouns help writers create clear images or word
pictures for their readers. When a writer uses specific nouns,
the reader gets clear picture of people, places, things and
ideas.
General
sandwich
animal
pants
emotion
car
Specific
hamburger
bear
blue jeans
sadness
convertible
Collective Nouns
 Collective nouns names a collection or group of persons,
animals, or things
persons
class
family
audience
committee
team
animals
herd
flock
pack
school
pod
Compound Noun
 A compound noun is made up of two or more words
 Examples
football (written as one word)
high school (written as two words)
brother-in-law (three words hyphenated)
Roles of Nouns in Sentences
Nouns can take on different roles in a sentence
 Subject Noun- A noun that is the subject of a sentence. The
noun does something or is talked about in the sentence.
 Example
 The roots of rap cam be traced back to West Africa and Jamaica.
 Object Noun – a noun that is used as the direct object, the
indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
 Example
 Some rappers tell people their story about life in the city.
 (indirect object: people; direct object: story)
Roles of Nouns in Sentences
 Possessive Noun- A possessive noun shows ownership
 Early rap had a drummer’s beat.
 The rapper’s words are set to music.
 Predicate Noun – A noun that follows a form of the verb be
(am, is, are, was, were, being, been) and renames the
subject
 In the 1970s, rap was a street art.
 Mr. Smith is a doctor.