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Seventh Grade English -- Kinds of nouns
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| Noun | a word used as the name of something; a person, plasce, a thing or an idea. |
| Proper Noun | The name of a specific place, thing or idea. Always capitalized: Tony Hawk, Maniac McGee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Integrated Healthcare Services, Sunday. |
| Common Noun | any noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. Not capitalized: child, county, winter, happiness . |
| Concrete Noun | Names a thing that is physical; it can be seen or touched. They can be either common or proper: space shuttle, Super Nintendo |
| Abstract Noun | Names something you can think about but cannot see or touch. They can be common or proper: Christianity, Judaism, poverty, satisfaction, illness, love |
| Collective noun | Names a group or collection of persons, animals, places or things: tribe, congregation, class, team, flock, herd, gaggle clutch, litter, United States, Phillipines, Rocky Mountains; batch, cluster, bunch |
| Singular Noun | Names one person, place, thing or idea: boy, group, stage, audience, hope |
| Plural noun | Names more than one person, place, thing or idea: boys, groups, audiences, hopes. |
| Compound Noun | a noun made up of two or more words:football, high school, brother-in-law |
| Subject Nouns | The noun in a sentence that does something or is being talked about.The guidance COUNSELOR looked the student in the eye and warned him, "The PRINCIPAL won't allow you to take more than one study hall. |
| Object Nouns | A noun that is used as a direct object, indirect object, or the object of a preposition: Don't worry, you'll enjoy HIGH SCHOOL (Direct object) High school teachers give STUDENTS plenty of TIME to work.(students is an indirect object; time is the object of the preposition. |
| general noun | only gives a fuzzy picture and is not as descriptive as it could be. EX vehicle |
| Specific Noun | gives a clearer picture EX. car--Camry |
| Possessive Noun | a noun that shows ownership EX. Justin's homework |
| Predicate noun | a noun that follows a form of to be and repeats or renames the subject. EX The school is a good place to learn. |
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