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Nouns
Types of Nouns
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Grammar
7th Grade
04/04/2013

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Common Noun

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General name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Proper Noun

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The name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea.  These nouns are always capitalized.

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Concrete Noun

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Names a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.

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Abstract Noun

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Names an idea, feeling quality, or characteristic (examples:  happiness, beauty, freedom, humor, and greed).

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Collective Noun 

 

 

 

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Word that names a group of people or things (examples: class, crowd, family, staff, and team).

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Singular Noun

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Names one person, place, thing, or idea.

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Plural Noun

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Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

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Possessive Noun

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Shows ownership or relationship

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