1. Nouns

2. Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Concrete noun: can see or touch (building, dog, football, pencil, etc.)
Abstract noun: cannot see or touch (love, fairness, loyalty, pride, etc.)
Common noun: noun that is not specific (school, man, horse, game, etc.)
Proper noun: noun that is specific (Deshler Middle School, Brian, Hersey, etc.)

3. Collective Nouns A group of nouns acting as a whole
Team, choir, faculty, band, class, club, swarm, family

4. Tip
To make sure a word is a noun, use “THE”, “A”, or “AN” in front of the word. This only works with common nouns.
THE kid, A chance, AN idea, THE nerve,

5. Find the noun(s) in each sentence.
The document is still in the Supreme Court.
The truth will give you courage.
There were buffalo in the museum.
The white snow was beautiful shining in the sunlight.
Time is a precious gift.