Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or an idea.
There are six classes of nouns…
There are six classes of nouns…
Common Noun
- does not begin with a capital letter and names a specific person, place or thing
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Proper Noun
- does begin with a capital letter and names a specific person, place or thing
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Concrete Noun
- anything that can be seen, heard, touched, smelled or tasted
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Abstract Noun
- something that cannot be directly seen, heard, touched, smelled or tasted
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Compound Nouns
- a noun made up of two or more words (may be written as one word two words, or hyphenated)
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Collective Nouns
- names a group of people or things
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