Parts of Speech Nouns Objectives: To identify nouns, compound nouns, common and proper nouns, and collective nouns To substitute specific nouns for vague, general nouns when writing and revising

Part Definition Example Noun A person, place, thing, or idea. Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.

Hints to Identify Nouns Place the article a,an, or the before a word. If it makes sense, then it is probably a noun. (This does not work with nouns that are ideas, I.e. freedom, some proper nouns, or dates).

Categories of Nouns People student, mother, friend, Jimmy Places Concrete and Abstract Concrete Nouns People student, mother, friend, Jimmy Places school, earth, Chicago, Main Street Things ocean, summer, car, lion, airplane Abstract Nouns Ideas and Qualities love, hope, grief sorrow, dream, belief, beauty, happiness, honor

Categories of Nouns Common and Proper Common and Proper Nouns Common Nouns friend, city, spacecraft, holiday, month, store Proper Nouns Maria Rodriguez, Voyager, Houston, Memorial Day, August, Boston Store

Categories of Nouns Compound Some Compound Nouns Separate Words first aid, coffee roll, sleeping bag Hyphenated Words ambassador-at-large, hole-in-the-wall, treasure-house Combined Words turtleneck, officeholder, onlooker, babysitter

Categories of Nouns Collective band flock orchestra class crew gang Some Collective Nouns band congregation flock orchestra class crew gang swarm colony crowd herd team committee family league troop

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