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English Nouns
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9th Grade
01/20/2014

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noun
Definition
a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
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proper noun
Definition
names a particular place, person, thing, or idea and is capitalized
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common noun
Definition
names anty one of a group of persons, places, things, ideas, and is generally not capitalized
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concrete noun
Definition
names a person, place, or thing that can be percieved by one or more of the senses (sight, hear, taste, touch, smell)
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abstract noun
Definition
names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic
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compound noun
Definition
consists of two or more used together as a single noun: these can be written as one word, seperate words, or a hyphenated word
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collective noun
Definition
a word that names a group
Term
proper noun examples
Definition
Eiffel Tower, Monday, Paris
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concrete noun examples
Definition
cloud, poison ivy, silk, yogurt, Sarah
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abstract noun examples
Definition
freedom, beauty, kindness, Buddhism
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compound noun examples
Definition
firefighter, fire drill, pull-up
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collective noun example
Definition
crew, herd, batch
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