Parts of Speech: Nouns With Help from Mrs. Krabappel

What is a Noun? Nouns may be classified in three or four ways: –proper or common; –abstract or concrete; –collective; –and compound

Proper Nouns A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing Proper nouns are capitalized: –Bart –Springfield –Principal Skinner –Mrs. Krabappel

Common Nouns A common noun is a noun that does not name a particular person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized: –teacher –blackboard –students –classroom

Abstract Nouns An abstract noun names a quality, a characteristic, an idea: –Humor –Loneliness –Anger –Annoyance

Concrete Nouns A concrete noun names an object that can be perceived by the senses: –Chalk –Martin –School –Gum

Collective Nouns A collective noun names a group: –Crowd –Class –Team –Family

Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun of more than one word: –Evergreen Terrace –New Jersey –Elementary school –Krusty the Clown Show

Plural Nouns A noun that refers to more than one person or thing is plural in number: –Students –Desks –Teachers –Simpsons

Possessive Nouns To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an s: –Bart’s prank To form the possessive case of a plural noun ending in s, add only the apostrophe; otherwise, add an apostrophe and an s: –Students’ classroom –Children’s classroom

Practice Identify the nouns in each of the following sentences; label whether they are proper/common, abstract/concrete, and collective.

Practice Mrs. Krabappel cannot wait until Bart completes the fourth grade, and she no longer has to be his teacher. “Now I don’t want you to worry, class. These tests will have no effect on your grades. They merely determine your future social status and financial success.” Mrs. Krabappel takes the class on a trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.

Practice (Corrected) Mrs. Krabappel cannot wait until Bart completes the fourth grade and she no longer has to be his teacher. “Now I don’t want you to worry, class. These tests will have no effect on your grades. They merely determine your future social status and financial success.” Mrs. Krabappel takes the class on a trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.