Proper or
Common
Abstract or
Concrete
Noun? Nah.
Count the
Nouns
A Noun by Any
Other Name
100

The children ran out of the building at the end of the school day.

children - common

building - common

school day - common

100

Mr. Turnwall fell off of his bike one day and bashed his head into the concrete. Thankfully, he was wearing a helmet.

Concrete is a concrete noun!

100

He was a brilliant artist.

Pronoun

100

How many nouns are in this sentence?

Two

How many nouns are in this sentence?

100

Alice needed to get her dog to the vet before they closed.

She

200

Once upon a time...

time - common

200

I always try my best to learn from my mistakes.

Mistakes is an abstract noun!

200

Playing baseball is something that Hank Aaron was born to do.

Verb

200

Summer vacation is getting closer every day.

Two

Summer vacation is getting closer every day.

200

The Buffalo Bills won their last game against the Titans in convincing fashion.

They

300

Mr. Turnwall and Mr. Ignatius have filled October with dark and twisted stories.

Mr. Turnwall - Proper

Mr. Ignatius - Proper

October - Proper

stories - common

300

I kept the puck that I scored with in our team's first big win.

Puck - Concrete

Team's - Concrete

Win - Abstract

300

Stop! You're going to crash!

Interjection

300

I need everybody to move this way, quickly!

Zero

"I" and "Everybody" are pronouns

300

Josh and Sally were able to win the tournament because of how hard they had practiced.

They

400

World War One took place between the years 1914 and 1918.

World War One - Proper

years - common

400

One of my dreams when I was growing up was to be a marine biologist.

Dreams is abstract, marine biologist is concrete!

400

I was running along the creek when out of nowhere, there was a massive explosion.

I - Pronoun

running - Verb

massive - Adjective

400

Superman is the guardian of truth, justice, and the American way.

Five

Superman is the guardian of truth, justice, and the American way.

400

Mary spent so much time at the library that eventually the librarian gave Mary a job.

Mary - She

librarian - they

Mary - her

500

Shapes in the sky at night are sometimes mistaken for aliens.

Shapes - common

aliens - common

500

The song carried throughout the theatre.

Song and theatre are both concrete nouns

500

It's a pity that the fireworks on the 4th of July were rained out.

Article

500

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Four

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

500

The entire team came together to help their coach when he needed it most.

Entire Team - Everybody or They

Coach - He
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