Parts+of+Speech-D1

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition: A noun is a person, place,thing, or idea.

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

1. Every **year** we go to the **beach**.

2. I walk my **dog** everyday.

3. The **house** was old and very scary.

4. My **essay** was due on friday, but I turned it in early.

5. I went to the **library** to finish my work.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition: A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

1. Examples:

a. **George Washington** was our first president.

b. I attend **Estancia High School**.

B. Common Nouns

Definition:A common noun is a noun referring to something general (opposite of a proper noun).

1. Examples

a. According to the **sign** we have to stop.

b. We pledge to the **flag** every **morning**.

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition: A concrete noun is a noun which you can perceive through your senses.

1. Examples

a. The **desk** was cold.

b. The **flower** smelled good.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition: An abstract noun is a noun which you can't be perceived through your senses.

1. Examples

a. I had a weird **dream** last night.

b. I don't remember my **childhood**.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition: A countable noun is a singular and plural form and it names anything or anyone that can be counted.

1. Examples

a. We painted the **tables** red and **chairs** blue.

b. The tree lost three **branches** in the hurricane.

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition: Non-countable nouns are nouns which do not have a plural form and cannot be counted.

1. Examples

a. **Oxygen** is essential to human life.

b. **Gravel** is an expensive substance.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition:Collective nouns are nouns naming a group of things.

1. Examples

a. The **choir** is going to sing at our local church.

b. The **school** of fish was swimming upstream.


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http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html