Proper
scientist
man
einstein
hairy
Einstein
happiness, boy, Florida, desk, city, Thanksgiving
Which are not common nouns?
Florida, Thanksgiving
The band played all day in the gymnasium.
Find the collective noun.
band
dirt, concrete, cement, rocks, asphalt, soil
Which is a type of noun, and what are the characteristics of this type of noun?
concrete
You can see, smell, taste, touch, and/or smell this type of noun ... just like you can see, smell, touch, and/or smell concrete.
True or false:
Abstract nouns cannot be touched, smelled, tasted, heard, or seen.
True
We went to new york city on our vacation last year.
Name the proper noun.
New York City
This is often called a "regular" noun.
Common noun
family, group, relatives, orchestra, violins
Which are not collective nouns?
relatives, violins
grass, paper, Susie, Golden Gate Bridge
Which is not a concrete noun?
They are all concrete nouns.
religion, happiness, smile, anger, Buddhism, frown
Which are not abstract nouns?
smile, frown
My friend anna is catholic, and she goes to the cathedral in rome often.
Anna, Catholic, Rome
The girls like to braid Payson's hair during recess.
Name the common nouns.
girls, hair, recess
chickens, flock, herd, cows, bunch
Which are not collective nouns?
chickens, cows
True or false:
Concrete nouns can be common nouns but not proper nouns.
False. Concrete nouns can be either common and proper. (example--City and Bangor are both concrete nouns. You can touch and see them.)
Find all the abstract nouns:
sadness, shirt, Christianity, Empire State building, hunger
sadness, Christianity, hunger
Proper nouns start with this.
A capital letter.
"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice ... "
Name the common nouns.
people, union, justice
Find all the collective nouns: group, committee, boys, tribe, happiness, clocks, collection.
group, committee, tribe, collection
Dorothy walked down the yellow brick road.
Find the concrete nouns.
Dorothy, brick road
Find all the abstract nouns:
idea, book, school, dog
idea
The rain in spain stays mainly in the plains.
My fair lady is an entertaining musical.
Spain
My Fair Lady
Petunia Pig laughed at Harry Hog when he snorted, "I love you!"
Find the common nouns.
There are none.
True or false: A collective noun must have an "S" on the end to make it plural.
False
Chicago is a city on Lake Michigan.
Find the concrete nouns.
Chicago, city, Lake Michigan
Abstract nouns can be common or proper nouns.
True or false.
True. Abstract nouns can be both common and proper nouns. (examples--religion, Catholic)