Grammar Unit One: Lesson One

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Grammar Unit One Lesson One

• Types of Nouns

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Definition

• A NOUN is a word that names a person, a place, a
  thing, or an idea.

thing
person
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place
idea
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Brain Pop
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IDEA?

• Why cant we identify the idea in this picture?

Ideas are thoughts and cannot be seen. Examples
of ideas include happiness, joy, pain, and
fairness.
What ideas might this person have?
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Kinds of Nouns

• There are two basic kinds of nouns
• Common
• Proper

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Common Nouns

• A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place,
  thing, or idea. It does not refer to something
  specific.

shoe
cat
house
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Proper Nouns

• A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place,
  thing, or idea. It refers to a NAME of a noun.

Nike
Felix
White House