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TYPES OF NOUNS
IS IT SINGULAR?
100
A *general* name of a person, place, thing or idea. (Example: student, book, desk, pencil) (Is never capitalized)
What is a common noun?
100
Pick the singular noun: pencil, pens, notebook
What is pens?
200
A *particular* name of a person, place, or thing. (Example: Lakeland Middle School, Mrs. Conroy) (Always capitalized)
What is a proper noun?
200
Pick the singular noun: cats, dogs, horse
What is horse
300
Things that can be seen, heard, smelled, or tasted. (Example: Ice, sunlight, snow)
What is a concrete noun?
300
Pick the singular noun: apple, oranges, bananas,
What is apple
400
Names a group of peopleor things. (Example: Community, class, staff, crew)
What is a collective noun?
400
Pick the singular noun: cars, bicycles, mortorcycle, minivans
What is motorcycle
500
Names an idea, feeling, quality, or charicteristic. (Example: Courage, excitment, fear, anger)
What is an abstract noun?
500
Pick the singular noun: children, kids, boys, child, students
What is child?