1. Part I of the VIII Parts of Speech!
NOUNS!
Part I of the VIII Parts of Speech!

2. What’s a Noun? A noun is a: Person: Mrs. Militello, woman
Place: Altadena Middle, school
Thing: Sharpie, marker
Idea or Concept: love, trouble
Event: marathon, concert

3. There are Four Types of Nouns!
1. Common: the name of any person, place, thing, idea or event.
Examples: man, state, religion, day.
2. Proper: the name of a particular person, place, thing, event, or idea. Every important word in a proper noun is capitalized.
Examples: Mrs. Militello, Virginia, Buddhism, Monday.
Mrs. Militello, The Hunger Games

4. Compound Nouns!
3. Compound noun: A group of words that name a person, place, thing, idea, or event. Some compound nouns have hyphens between the words. Some are written as one word. Some are written as two words.
Examples: high school, ice cream, classroom

5. Collective Nouns
A group of nouns composed of members: animals, people, or objects
Collective nouns are singular!
Examples:
a PRIDE of lions
a CLASS of students
a Congregation of people

6. Just for fun…. herd of antelope army ants colony swarm flange baboons
congress
tribe
culture
bacteria
cete
badgers
sleuth
bears
sloth
pack
bears (polar bears)
beavers
lodge
flight
bees
grist
hive

7. Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Concrete noun: a person, place, or thing that is tangible. Examples: desk, dog, book, tree, Mrs. Militello.
Abstract noun: an idea, quality, or condition. Examples: love, courtesy, liberty, friendship, health.

8. Recap!
What new learning did you acquire about nouns today?

9. Do you know these rules for capitalizing nouns?
1. Capitalize names of parts of the country.
Example: It is hot in the Southeast.
However, do not capitalize directional words—they are common, not proper nouns.
Example: Head southeast on Battlefield Boulevard.

10. Rules for Capitalizing Titles (proper nouns)
Always capitalize the first, last, and main words in a title (omit articles and prepositions unless they’re the first or last word of a title).
When typing, titles should be italicized.
When handwriting a title, longer works should be underlined.
Shorter works should be in quotation marks.