Concrete Nouns
Identify the concrete noun:
The dog slept beside the fireplace.
dog
Identify the abstract noun:
Her kindness made everyone feel welcome.
kindness
Identify the gerund:
Swimming is excellent exercise.
swimming
Identify the infinitive:
I want to learn Spanish.
to learn
What type of noun is happiness?
Abstract noun
Identify all the concrete nouns:
The student put her book and pencil on the desk.
student, book, pencil, desk
Which is an abstract noun?
A. chair
B. courage
C. pencil
D. mountain
B. courage
What is the gerund in this sentence?
I enjoy reading mystery novels.
reading
Identify the infinitive:
Sarah hopes to win the competition.
to win
What type of noun is running?
Running is my favorite exercise.
Gerund
Which word is a concrete noun?
A. happiness
B. freedom
C. mountain
D. honesty
C. mountain
Identify the two abstract nouns:
Honesty and trust are important in a friendship.
honesty, trust
Is the bolded word a gerund or a verb?
Running every morning is good exercise.
Gerund
What is the infinitive in this sentence?
To exercise regularly takes discipline.
to exercise
Identify the nouns and classify them:
Courage helped the soldier survive the difficult battle.
courage → abstract
soldier → concrete
battle → concrete
Identify the concrete nouns:
The farmer drove the tractor through the field while his dog followed.
farmer, tractor, field, dog
Identify the abstract noun:
The soldiers demonstrated great bravery during the battle.
bravery
Is the bolded word a gerund or a verb?
The students are running around the track.
Verb
What is the infinitive doing in this sentence?
To succeed requires hard work.
It functions as a noun/subject.
Identify the noun forms:
Swimming requires patience, and to improve requires practice.
swimming → gerund
patience → abstract noun
to improve → infinitive
practice → abstract noun
Name three concrete nouns that you might find in a classroom.
Answers will vary.
Give an abstract noun that represents each:
Answers will vary.
Identify the gerund and tell what it is doing in the sentence:
Practicing every day improved the musician's performance.
Practicing is the gerund, and it functions as the subject of the sentence.
Identify the infinitive and explain its function:
Marcus went to the library to study.
to study is the infinitive. It functions as an adverb, explaining why Marcus went to the library.
Analyze all of the nouns/noun forms:
Reading about history gives students knowledge about the world.
reading → gerund
history → abstract/subject-area noun
students-concrete noun
knowledge → abstract noun
world → concrete noun