Nouns-C1

I. Nouns

1. What is a noun?

A. Definition: person, place or thing

B. Examples: (nouns are bold-faced)

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

2.**Carlos** is going to go to the **mountains** during the weekend.

3.The **kite** was flying over the **trees.**

4.**Amy** rode her **bike** to **school** at 7:30 every **day.**

5.The **bird** fed her **baby birds** 3 squishy **worms.**

2. What types of nouns are there?

A. Proper Nouns

Definition: A spesific name of a person, place or thing

1. Examples

a. **Mr. Smith** and **Mrs. Smith** are going to go to the movies.

b. **Carlos** is going to go to prom with a diferent girl.

B. Common Nouns

Definition: a noun that demotes any or all members os a class.

1. Examples

a.The girl is taking al her **books** to her house to study,

b.The **dog** chewed on **sandy's** **homework.**

C. Concrete Nouns

Definition:A noun, such as //flower// or //rain,// that denotes a material or tangible object or phenomenon

1. Examples

a. The **flower** is dying because it has not been **water**.

b. The **rain** ruined the championship games.

D. Abstract Nouns

Definition:A noun that denotes an abstract or intangible concept, such as //envy// or //joy//

1. Examples

a The teacher is do **joyful** because his student finished their homework.

b. The girls at school **envy** each other.

C. Countable Nouns

Definition:A noun that can not be plural

1. Examples

a. The lady next door was **greedy**.

b. Henry was **unhappy** after receiving his **grade.**

C. Non-Countable Nouns

Definition:A Countable Noun is a noun that has both a singular and a plural form.

1. Examples

a.**Sally's hair** had **highlights**.

b.Mr. Hensley was happy with his cute **puppy**.

C. Collective Nouns

Definition: nouns that all mean "group".

1. Examples

a.The **army of ants** were carrying food for their queen.

b. The **swarm of butterflies** amused the little kids.

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