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8 Cards in this Set
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Common noun
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names any one of a group of people. They are not capitalized except beginning a sentence. Ex: girl, desk, truck,house, grass
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Proper noun
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names a specific person, place, thing or idea. They are always capitalized. Ex:Jeremy,Kroger,Florida,Mike Jones,Avrett Circle.
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Compound noun
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made by joining or more words. They are written in 3 different ways- as single words, two or more separate words, or hyphenated words. Ex:policeman,haircut,drive-in,take-off,fish tank.
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Collective noun
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names a group of people, animals,or things. ex:gang,swarm,tribe,litter,
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Concrete noun
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names a person, place, or thing that you can actually see, touch, taste, hear, or smell. Ex: kiwi, plant, music, rain, bread.
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Absrtact noun
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names any idea, feeling, emotion, or quality. These things exist but you cannot actually pick them up, hear them, taste them, or see them. Ex:trust, sadness, curiosity,joy,excitement
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Subject of the sentence
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The subject is the person, animal, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. (Ask yourself who or what is permorming the action.)
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Predicate nominative (noun)
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A predicate noun comes after the verb TO BE and means the smae thing as the subject of the sentence. Ex: My mother is nicest lady I know. Jeremy will be captain of the team. She is the owner of the store.
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