Nouns
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Common Nouns
Names a general person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are not capitalized.
(book, horse, car, house, child, building, holiday)
This is my dog. He lives in my house.
Proper Nouns
Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are always capitalized.
(Mount Everest, Peter, Empire State Building, China, Mrs. Crain, Labor Day,)
We live in Arizona. Desert Sage Elementary School is where we learn.
Concrete Nouns
Names something that you can see, touch, hear, taste, or smell.
(monkey, valentine, tree, chair, The White House, smoke)
There was a monkey on the valentine.
Abstract
Names an idea, feeling, emotion, or quality.
(friendship, beauty, kindness, fear)
We learned about kindness in class.
Collective
A noun that is singular in form but names a group of people, animals, or things.
(People---crew, audience, committee)
(Animals---herd, flock, litter)
(Things---collection, bundle, set)
Singular
Names a single person, place, thin, or idea.
(house, child, stranger, book, leaf, tree, building)
The child saw a leaf fall from the tree.
Plural
Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
(houses, children, strangers, books, leaves, trees, buildings)
The children saw leaves falling from the trees.
Common Nouns
Names a general person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are not capitalized.
(book, horse, car, house, child, building, holiday)
This is my dog. He lives in my house.
Proper Nouns
Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are always capitalized.
(Mount Everest, Peter, Empire State Building, China, Mrs. Crain, Labor Day,)
We live in Arizona. Desert Sage Elementary School is where we learn.
Concrete Nouns
Names something that you can see, touch, hear, taste, or smell.
(monkey, valentine, tree, chair, The White House, smoke)
There was a monkey on the valentine.
Abstract
Names an idea, feeling, emotion, or quality.
(friendship, beauty, kindness, fear)
We learned about kindness in class.
Collective
A noun that is singular in form but names a group of people, animals, or things.
(People---crew, audience, committee)
(Animals---herd, flock, litter)
(Things---collection, bundle, set)
Singular
Names a single person, place, thin, or idea.
(house, child, stranger, book, leaf, tree, building)
The child saw a leaf fall from the tree.
Plural
Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
(houses, children, strangers, books, leaves, trees, buildings)
The children saw leaves falling from the trees.