NOUNS

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NOUNS
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NOUNS
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TYPES OF NOUNS

• CONCRETE
• ABSTRACT
• COMMON
• PROPER
• COMPOUND
• COLLECTIVE
• POSSESSIVE

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CONCRETE NOUNS

• CONCRETE NOUNS ARE NOUNS YOU CAN TOUCH.
• (APPLES, DOGS, CARS, AIR, ETC.)

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

• ABSTRACT NOUNS ARE IDEAS. YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM.
• (DREAMS, LOVE, MATH, HAPPINESS, THOUGHTS, ETC.)

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COMMON NOUNS

• COMMON NOUNS ARE ORDINARY NAMES FOR ORDINARY
  THINGS. THEY ARE NOT CAPITALIZED.
• (TREE, HOUSE, CAT, CAKE, ETC.)

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PROPER NOUNS

• PROPER NOUNS ARE SPECIFIC NAMES FOR SPECIFIC
  THINGS. THEY ARE CAPITALIZED.
• (HOOVER, DISNEY WORLD, MR. BRANNON, AMERICA, ETC.)

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COMPOUND NOUNS

• COMPOUND NOUNS ARE NOUNS MADE UP OF MORE THAN ONE
  WORD. (THEY CAN BE CONNECTED, HYPHENATED, OR
  SIMPLY HAVE A SPACE BETWEEN.)
• (DISNEY WORLD, TREEHOUSE, MOTHER-IN-LAW, ETC.)

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

• COLLECTIVE NOUNS ARE NOUNS THAT LABEL A GROUP OF
  THINGS.
• (AUDIENCE, CLASS, GROUP, FAMILY, BAND, HERD,
  PACK, ETC.)

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS

• POSSESSIVE NOUNS ARE NOUNS THAT SHOW OWNERSHIP
  AND POSSESSION.
• (CHRIS, BOYS, CATS, HOUSES, ETC.)

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ACTIVITY

• WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS, COME UP WITH THREE OF
  EACH TYPE OF NOUN. (YOU SHOULD PICK WORDS WE
  HAVENT ALREADY DISCUSSED.) GOOD LUCK!