1. Bell Work
The parts of speech are the building
blocks of our language. There are
eight of them. Try to list as many as
you can remember…

2. Nouns
Review
IDENTIFY CORRECT NOUN FORMS
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3. Nouns
• Lesson One: Noun Classes
– Note taking Strategy / Three Column Notes
Key Word Definition/Description Picture/Symbol
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noun a person, place, thing, or idea

4. Noun
A noun is a word that names something: a
person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
Examples:
governor
Alaska
hospital
Southeast Alabama Medical Center
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5. There are five classes of nouns.
• Proper
• Common
• Concrete
• Abstract
• Collective
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6. Proper Nouns
A proper noun names a particular person,
place, thing, or idea.
Examples:
• Dr. Nichols
• Northview High School
• Dothan High School
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7. Common Nouns
A common noun does not name a particular
person, place, thing, or idea. Common
nouns are not capitalized.
Examples:
• cheerleader
• student
• park
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9. Bell Work
• Place the following 8 nouns into 2
categories: girl, writer, country, book, Kay
O’Neill, Octavio Paz, Morocco, Tiger Eyes
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11. Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun names a thing that is
tangible (can be seen, touched, heard,
smelled, or tasted). Concrete nouns are
either proper or common.
Examples:
• child
• music
• Grand Canyon
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12. Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun names an idea, a
condition, or a feeling—in other words,
something that cannot be touched, smelled,
tasted, seen or heard.
Examples:
• freedom
• greed
• progress
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14. Collective Nouns
A collective noun names a group or a unit.
Examples:
• United States
• team
• crowd
• community
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15. Compound Nouns
Form the plurals of most compound nouns
by adding s or es to the important word in
the compound.
brothers-in-law maids of honor
secretaries of state
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16. Brain Break
Your choice: Different Circles, ABC
123, Finger Aerobics, Fives, Guns &
Roses

17. Now Let’s Practice!
Directions: There are sentences on the next
few slides. For each underlined noun, write
its class (there will be at least two classes for
each).
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18. Checks and balances in the United States
government allow Congress to override a
presidential veto.
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19. Checks and balances in the United States
government allow Congress to override a
presidential veto.
Answer
Class: proper,
abstract, collective
Number: singular
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20. During the American Revolution, George
Washington was commander of the
Continental army.
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21. During the American Revolution, George
Washington was commander of the
Continental army.
Answer
Class: proper, concrete
Number: singular
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22. The tax laws imposed on the colonists by the
British government were viewed as unfair.
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23. The tax laws imposed on the colonists by the
British government were viewed as unfair.
Answer
Class: common, concrete
Number: plural
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