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KINDS OF NOUNS: KINDS OF NOUNS A mini-lesson on kinds of nouns by Terri Steiner NEXT
Kinds of Nouns: Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns NEXT
Common Nouns: Common Nouns A common noun is any noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized.
NEXT woman school city holiday
Proper Nouns: Proper Nouns A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized.
NEXT Halloween Mexico George Washington
Concrete Nouns: Concrete Nouns A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen or touched. Concrete nouns are either common or proper. NEXT telephone television table Washington Monument
Abstract Nouns: Abstract Nouns An abstract noun names something that cannot be seen or touched. Abstract nouns are either common or proper. NEXT love music Christianity
Check What You Have Learned: Check What You Have Learned Which one of these nouns is a proper noun?
love man Labor Day tree
Sorry, your answer was incorrect: Sorry, your answer was incorrect A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized. Return to question
Correct!: Correct! A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized.
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Bio: Bio Terri Steiner, senior at Western Michigan University, Elementary Education Major.
Resources for this mini-lesson
Kemper, D., Nathan, R., Elsholz, C., Sebranek, P., (2000). Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners (pp. 418). Great Source Education Group, A division of Houghton Mifflin Company. END SHOW