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What is a noun?
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A person, place, thing, or idea.
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What is a concrete noun?
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A noun that can be experienced through one of the five senses: Seeing, feeling, touching, tasting or hearing.
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What is an abstract noun?
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A noun that can't be experienced through one of the five senses. These nouns are typically ideas like "Beauty" or "Sadness." They count as nouns because you can "have" them.
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What is a common noun?
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A noun that is general, not specific.
Examples: car, girl, dog, pen, television. |
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What is a proper noun?
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A noun that refers to a specific person, place or thing. All key words in a proper noun must be capitalized.
Examples: Mr. Ferriter, Sharpie Markers, Sports Illustrated, McDonalds. |
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What is a pronoun?
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A word that replaces a noun in a sentence.
Example: I, we, she, they, you, it. |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
After his cat died, Joe was full of sadness. |
His: Pronoun
Cat: Concrete, Common Joe: Concrete, Proper Sadness: Abstract |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
I like fish. |
I: pronoun
Fish: common, concrete |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
Helen had great beauty. |
Helen: concrete, proper
Beauty: Abstract |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
Joe's grandmother used to be a professional bowler. |
Joe: concrete, proper
Grandmother: concrete, common bowler: concrete, common |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
You have a terrific sense of humor. |
You: pronoun
Humor: abstract |
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In the following sentence, identify the nouns. For an extra challenge, name what type of noun it is as well:
Gage lost his Spanish book. |
Gage: concrete, proper
Spanish book: concrete, proper. |
