A Noun Is a Word Or Word Group Used to Name a Person, Place, Thing Or Idea

THE NOUN

A noun is a word or word group used to name a person, place, thing or idea. EXAMPLES: Persons: Joe, girl, teacher Places: Iowa, school, town, gym Things: celery, Great Pyramid, toothpaste Ideas: peace, happiness, truth, beauty

A noun is the subject when it serves as the subject of the verb in the sentence.

THE SUBJECT IS ALWAYS A NOUN BUT A NOUN IS NOT ALWAYS THE SUBJECT.

The tree fell in our yard. Tree and yard are both nouns in this sentence, but the subject is tree. (Who or what fell? The tree fell.)

There are six types of nouns. Common Proper Concrete Abstract Compound Collective

Common Noun . Not capitalized . Does not refer to a specific person, place or thing floor, building, flower, baby

Proper Noun . Capitalized . Refers to a SPECIFIC person, place or thing Sam, Spot, Titans, Mr. Soloweij

Concrete Noun . Something you can perceive with one or more of your five senses: touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell song, scent, breeze, chair

Abstract Noun . Cannot be perceived with your senses . An idea, feeling, quality, characteristic Honesty, anger, happiness, enthusiasm

Compound Noun . Two or more words used as a single noun . Can be written as one word, separate words or as a hyphenated word Front yard, swing set, home run, touchdown, home plate

Collective Noun . A single word that names a group Choir, band, club, flock

ALL NOUNS FIT INTO MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY. Happiness – common and abstract President Bush – concrete and proper and compound Dog – common and concrete