NOUNS!

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NOUNS!

• Part I of the VIII Parts of Speech!

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Whats a Noun?

• A noun is a
• Person Mrs. Militello, woman
• Place Altadena Middle, school
• Thing Sharpie, marker
• Idea or Concept love, trouble
• Event marathon, concert

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There are Four Types of Nouns!

• 1. Common the name of any person, place, thing,
  idea or event.
• Examples man, state, religion, day.
• 2. Proper the name of a particular person,
  place, thing, event, or idea. Every important
  word in a proper noun is capitalized.
• Examples Mrs. Militello, Virginia,
  Buddhism, Monday.
• Mrs. Militello, The Hunger Games

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Compound Nouns!

• 3. Compound noun A group of words that name a
  person, place, thing, idea, or event. Some
  compound nouns have hyphens between the words.
  Some are written as one word. Some are written
  as two words.
• Examples high school, ice cream, classroom

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Collective Nouns

• A group of nouns composed of members animals,
  people, or objects
• Collective nouns are singular!
• Examples
• a PRIDE of lions
• a CLASS of students
• a Congregation of people

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Just for fun.
herd of antelope
army of ants
colony of ants
swarm of ants

flange of baboons
congress of baboons
tribe of baboons
culture of bacteria
cete of badgers
colony of badgers
sleuth of bears
sloth of bears
pack of bears (polar bears)
colony of beavers
lodge of beavers
flight of bees
grist of bees
hive of bees
swarm of bees
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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

• Concrete noun a person, place, or thing that is
  tangible. Examples desk, dog, book, tree,
  Mrs. Militello.
• Abstract noun an idea, quality, or condition.
  Examples love, courtesy, liberty, friendship,
  health.

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Recap!

• What new learning did you acquire about nouns
  today?

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Do you know these rules for capitalizing nouns?

• 1. Capitalize names of parts of the country.
• Example It is hot in the Southeast.
• However, do not capitalize directional wordsthey
  are common, not proper nouns.
• Example Head southeast on Battlefield
  Boulevard.

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Rules for Capitalizing Titles (proper nouns)

• Always capitalize the first, last, and main words
  in a title (omit articles and prepositions unless
  theyre the first or last word of a title).

• When typing, titles should be italicized.
• When handwriting a title, longer works should be
  underlined.
• Shorter works should be in quotation marks.