Parts+of+Speech-D4

Weeks 1-3: Parts of Speech:

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition:A noun is a Person, Place or Thing

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2.Bob went to the **park**.

3.Sally loves the **mall**.

4.Kimbo loves **basketball**.

5.Travis likes to play **baseball**.

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition:A Proper noun is Names of Places, People or Things

1. Examples

a.**Disneyland** is a fun place.

b.**Knotts Scary Farm** is a scary place.

B. Common Nouns

Definition:A common noun is a noun designating a member of a class

1. Examples

a.Aretha Franklin is a **singer**.

b.**Some** people like Aretha Franklin.

C. Concrete Nouns

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

1. Examples

a.**Computers**, unlike emotions, are tangible.

b.My **mom** likes to put **honey** in her **yogurt**

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:An abstract noun is usually a thing but can be a place and is rarely a person.

1. Examples

a.**Beauty** is in the eye of the beholder.

b.Halloween ofter causes **fear**.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:A person, place or thing that has a plural form.

1. Examples

a.Hay is for **horses.**

b.Everyone has **lungs.**

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition:Aperson, place or thing without a plural form

1. Examples

a.**Some** people ride horses.

b.If a cow laughed would **milk** come out of its nose.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition:A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals or objects as a group; family, company.

1. Examples

a.The **community** dislikes fireworks.

b."The **company** is going in a different direction" said the boss.