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What is a noun?
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It names a person, place, thing, idea, quality, or action.
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Margaret, Texas, knuckles, nature, beauty, beginning
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What is a common noun?
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It is general names, common to an entire group.
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motor, tree, time, chicken
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What is a proper noun?
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It names specific, one-of-a-kind things.
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Bradbury, Eastern Standard Time, Maine
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What is a concrete noun?
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It names things that can be perceived by the senses
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stadium, jacket, St. Louis, Wrigley Field
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What is an abstract noun?
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It names things that cannot be observed by the senses.
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intelligence, fear, joy, loneliness
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What is a compound noun?
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It is formed from two or more words but express a single idea. They are written as single words, as separate words, or with hyphens.
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sunshine, call waiting, job-sharing
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What is a collective noun?
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It is singular nouns that refer to groups of people or things.
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army, flock, class, species
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What is a possessive noun?
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It shows who or what owns something.
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Lily's, women's, Johnsons'
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