Nouns-E2

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition: A **noun** is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. (http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html)

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2. The **dog** ran in the **rain** while on its **walk**.

3. The **house** had termites when the **inspector** was looking around.

4. The **child** threw the **football** on the roof of the **house**.

5. The **man** thought he was being eaten by a **shark** when his friend grabbed his ankle.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition:

A noun belonging to the class of words used as names for unique individuals, events, or places. Also called proper name. ([|noun|http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=proper%20noun])

1. Examples

a. **Bob** is the name of a wierd little sea sponge.

b. **Estancia High School** has only won 1 freshman football game so far.

B. Common Nouns

Definition: A noun, such as //book// or //dog//, that can be preceded by the definite article and that represents one or all of the members of a class.([|noun|http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=common%20noun])

1. Examples

a. The **rat** scared the **girl** when it ran between her feet.

b. After the **rat** scared the **girl** he ran torwards the **fridge** and started to look for **cheese** (silly **rat** the **fridge** is closed)

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition: A noun, such as //flower// or //rain,// that denotes a material or tangible object or phenomenon ([|noun|http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=concrete%20noun])

1. Examples

a.The **rain** destroyed the floor.

b. The **fire** went out because of the gust of wind.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition: A noun that denotes an abstract or intangible concept, such as //envy// or //joy.// ([|noun|http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=abstract%20noun])

1. Examples

a. The kid was **joyous** when he got his puppy.

b. The football team was **mad** when they lost the game.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition: Countable [|nouns] are refer to items or concepts that may be counted; thus, they may be either [|singular] or [|plural]. ([])

1. Examples

a. **The** largest jet plane holds enough fuel to drive **an** ordinary car four times around **the** world. ([])

b. For the most part, chemistry treats atoms as if they were tiny yet solid balls of matter which stick together in various arrangements to form **the** substances of which the everyday world is composed. [The last phrase, "of which . . . composed," restricts the interpretation of the word "substances."] ([])

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition: Non-countable nouns are nouns that you can't count..

1. Examples

a. I ate **beef** for dinner. (You cant say i ate five beefs for dinner that doesn't even sound right)

b. I had **fruit** with my dinner also.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition: A collective noun is a group of nouns.

1. Examples

a. A **smack** of jellyfish was floating in the center of the ocean.

b. A **shiver** of shark was following the jellyfish even though a shark wouldn't dare eat a jelly fish.