Nouns :Nouns Sherry Washington
Brighton Middle School
7th Grade English
Nouns :Nouns Nouns name people, places, things, and ideas.
People: athlete, teacher, president,
Places: park, stadium, beach, library
Things: book, cow, computer, box
Ideas (concepts): happiness, bravery, anger, love
Types of nouns :Types of nouns All nouns can be divided into common and proper nouns.
Common nouns can then be divided into concrete and abstract nouns.
There are also collective nouns
Proper Nouns :Proper Nouns Name a certain person, place, or thing.
Always capitalized
Examples: Dr. Combs, President Bush, Miami Beach, Yankee Stadium, The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Capitalization for Proper Nouns :Capitalization for Proper Nouns Animal names: Shamu, Tigger
Bodies of Water: Mississippi River
Streets: Highway 51, Main Street
Geographical Names: Painted Desert
Parks/Forests: Everglades National Park
Mountains: the Alps
Regions: the Middle East, the South
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Organizations: National Junior Honor Society
Teams: Chicago Bulls
Institutions: St. Jude Hospital
Government Bodies: Congress, United Nations
Historical Events: Revolutionary War
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Special Events: Super Bowl, Mid-South Fair
Calendar Items & Holidays: Monday, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day
Nationalities: Mexican, African American
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Do not capitalize seasons unless part of a title.
Ex. the winter holidays
Ex. the Quebec Winter Carnival
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Businesses: Brighton Bank, Abercrombie
Products: Apple Macintosh, Ford Mustang
Name of TYPES of products are NOT capitalized: Apple computer, Crest toothpaste, Nike tennis shoes
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Ships: Queen Elizabeth 2
Trains: Amtrak
Aircraft: Memphis Belle
Spacecraft: Challenger
Buildings & Structures: Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Bridge, Peabody Hotel
the hotel, a theater
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Monuments: Washington Monument
Memorials: Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Awards: Emmy Award, Congressional Medal of Honor
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Religions: Christianity/Christians, Judaism/Jew
Holy Days: Easter, Yom Kippur, Christmas Eve
Sacred Writings: Bible, Koran
Specific Deities: God, Jehovah
god & goddess are not capitalized when referring to a deity ancient mythology
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued Planets: Mercury, Venus
Stars: Rigel, Proxima Centauri
Constellations: Ursa Major, Big Dipper
Heavenly Bodies: Milky Way
Capitalization Continued :Capitalization Continued School Subjects: languages/those followed by numerals
Ex. English, math, History 101, Algebra II
reading, science, social studies, pre-algebra
Capitalize Titles :Capitalize Titles Books: The Mask of Apollo
Magazines: Sports Illustrated
Newspapers: The Tennessean, the Boston Globe
Poems: “Season at the Shore”
Other titles as well-Capitalize 1st & last words & all important words in between (not small words like a, an, the and prepositions fewer than five letters
Common Nouns :Common Nouns Name one of any group of persons, places, things or ideas
Not capitalized
Examples: book, girl, umbrella, glasses, monument, movie, city, country
Nouns :Nouns proper nouns common concrete abstract
Compound Nouns :Compound Nouns a single noun made up of two or more words used together
Ex. grandmother, basketball
Ex. mother-in-law
Ex. grand piano, jumping jack
Collective Nouns :Collective Nouns A word that names a group
audience
batch
class
committee
family
team
litter
Concrete Nouns :Concrete Nouns Concrete nouns are the words that most people think of as nouns (easy to recognize).
They are mostly the names of objects, animals, substances or materials
Cake, oxygen, iron, boy, dog, pen, glass, watermelon, worm and door are all concrete nouns.
Concrete Nouns :Concrete Nouns Names a person, place, or thing that can be recognized with one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell).
Ask yourself… :Ask yourself… Can I see it?
Can I hear it?
Can I taste it?
Can I touch it?
Can I smell it?
Abstract Nouns :Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings and qualities.
Many come from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion.
Ex. happy---happiness
They are harder to recognize as nouns than the concrete nouns.
Slide 24:Abstract nouns name an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic that cannot be seen or touched.
Examples: sadness, happiness, anger
Concrete or Abstract? :Concrete or Abstract?
bridge :bridge
self-esteem :self-esteem
wisdom :wisdom
shoes :shoes
litter :litter
music :music
freedom :freedom