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Kinds of Nouns

This document provides a mini-lesson on different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, concrete nouns, and abstract nouns. Common nouns are not capitalized and do not refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns are capitalized and name specific people, places, things, or ideas. Concrete nouns refer to things that can be seen or touched, while abstract nouns refer to things that cannot be seen or touched. The document uses examples and a quiz question to illustrate the differences between these types of nouns.

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Kinds of Nouns

This document provides a mini-lesson on different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, concrete nouns, and abstract nouns. Common nouns are not capitalized and do not refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns are capitalized and name specific people, places, things, or ideas. Concrete nouns refer to things that can be seen or touched, while abstract nouns refer to things that cannot be seen or touched. The document uses examples and a quiz question to illustrate the differences between these types of nouns.

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KINDS OF NOUNS

A mini-lesson on kinds of nouns by Terri Steiner

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Kinds of Nouns
Common Nouns Proper Nouns Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

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Common Nouns
A common noun is any noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized.
woman school city

holiday

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Proper Nouns
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized.
Halloween Mexico George Washington

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Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen or touched. Concrete nouns are either common or proper.
telephone television table Washington Monument

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Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun names something that cannot be seen or touched. Abstract nouns are either common or proper.
love music Christianity

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Check What You Have Learned


Which one of these nouns is a proper noun?
love tree

Labor Day

man

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A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized.

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A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized.

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Bio
Terri Steiner, senior at Western Michigan University, Elementary Education Major. Resources for this mini-lesson
Kemper, D., Nathan, R., Elsholz, C., Sebranek, P., (2000). Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners (pp. 418). Great Source Education Group, A division of Houghton Mifflin Company.

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