Kinds of Nouns

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Kinds of Nouns

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• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
  is called a noun.
• Diane read a book about inventors in Japan.

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Concrete Nouns

• A noun that names something that can be seen,
  smelled, heard, tasted, or touched is called a
  concrete noun.
• Uncle Joe
• Village
• vegetables

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Abstract Nouns

• An abstract noun names an idea, a quality, or a
  feeling.
• Belief
• Beauty
• disappointment

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Identify the nouns in these sentences. Which
nouns are concrete? Which are abstract?

1. Throughout history, inventions have changed how
   people lived.
2. The first inventions appeared during the Old
   Stone Age.
3. Some early inventors had little education.
4. These pioneers worked alone on their dreams.
5. Today, groups of people usually work together in
   laboratories to produce new inventions.
6. Modern businesses try to hire people with
   creative abilities.
7. Theses designers use their talents to develop new
   products.
8. They develop new products, such as safer toys for
   children.

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Common Nouns

• A common noun refers to any person, place, thing,
  or idea. Do not capitalize common nouns.
• City
• Ocean
• People
• Individual
• Building
• state

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Proper Nouns

• A proper noun identifies a particular person,
  place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are always
  capitalized.
• If a proper noun contains two or more words, each
  important word in the noun is capitalized.
• Houston
• Atlantic Ocean
• American Museum of Natural History

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Which nouns are common? Which are proper?

• 9. Johann Gutenberg lived in Germany during the
  fifteenth century.
• 10. He changed the production of books forever.
• 11. Before Gutenberg, pages were copied slowly by
  hand.
• 12. Then this designer invented a new type of
  printer.
• 13. Due to his work, many manuscripts could be
  printed at the same time for readers throughout
  Europe and the world.