Nouns

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Nouns

• A noun is a word that names a person, place,
  thing, or idea.

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Common Nouns

• A common noun names ANY person, place, thing, or
  idea.
• student, teacher, player, friend
• A proper noun names a PARTICULAR person, place,
  thing or idea.
• Mrs. Zoda, Samuel, Chicago, Europe
• Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized.

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• Concrete nouns are things or people you can see
  or touch.
• Table, book, friend, hamburger

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• Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, and
  feelings that cant be seen or touched.
• time, courage, bravery, education, honesty
• These nouns can have symbols that represent them
  but they are unseen and intangible.
• Example A clock can represent time, but time
  itself is unseen.

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• Compound nouns are made up of two or more nouns.
• Example foot ball football
• Both a foot and a ball are nouns. Together they
  form a compound noun.
• Compound nouns can be one word, more than one
  word, or hyphenated words.
• Examples housekeeper (one word)
• Post office, maid of honor, high school
• (two words but one place or thing)
• Sister-in-law, great-aunt, walkie-talkie
• (hyphenated words)

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• Collective nouns name a group of people, animals,
  or things.
• Think of a collection!
• family, crew, ream, bushel, herd, choir, band,
  team, community, class