1. It’s grammar time! Nouns, nouns, and more nouns!
Ms. Jacobsen, M.a.
English 11 & 12

2. noun types…wait there’s different types of nouns?!
Common
Abstract
Concrete
Collective
Compound
Mass (noncount)
Count
Gender-specific
Verbal
Proper
Gerund

3. Now introducing Common nouns
Definition: person, place, or thing
Examples: car, man, bridge, town, water, metal, ammonia, etc.
Only capitalized when the noun starts a sentence
Begins the classification of other nouns

4. The most commonly confused nouns: Abstract and concrete nouns
Abstract Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Definition: nouns that you can’t see or touch
Examples: bravery, joy, hatred, happiness, anger, jealousy
Nouns that you can see or touch
Examples: tree, cloud, house, husband, dog, cat

5. Four more noun types…yes there’s more! Always more!
Collective Noun
Definition: nouns that describe a type of group
the number isn’t specific
Examples: team, choir, jury, people, family, board members
Compound Noun
Definition: nouns made up of more than one word
The two words can be any part of speech placed together and can with or without a hyphen
Examples: court-martial, pickpocket, water bottle, classroom, mother-in-law
Mass Noun (noncount noun)
Definition: nouns that can’t be counted
Examples: food, music, stars, ocean
Count Noun
Definition: nouns that can be counted, can be plural or singular, and used with articles or numbers
Examples: a book, the books, 2 cats

6. The one noun every student should know: proper
Proper Noun
Definition: specific noun that names a person, place, or thing
Always capitalized
Examples:
Person: Michael, Ms. Jacobsen, Grandpa John, Valencia
Place: Winslow High School, Africa, Leupp, California
Thing: Kleenex, Dayton Peace Accord, White House

7. Uncommon noun types: gender-specific, gerund, and verbal
Gender-Specific Noun
Definition: nouns which refer to a male or female
Examples: actress, actor, men, women, soldier, gentleman, husband, wife, boyfriend, fiancé, fiancée, lady, dame
Gerund Noun
Definition: nouns that refer to action
Typically have the –ing suffix
Examples: running fast, guessing a number, mothering her son, thinking, baking
Verbal Noun
Definition: noun derived from verbs
Examples: a building, an attack, a long jump, the firing pin

8. Let’s practice what we learned!
Take out your composition notebook for notes and turn to a blank piece of paper. Write down today’s date.
Write down each of the noun types that we have gone over in class followed with a colon
Example: Common:
Each noun type should be on its own line. Be sure to skip lines.
Now provide an example of each of the noun types.
You have minutes to complete this exercise before we go over it as a class.