1. (Collective, Proper, Common, Abstract and Concrete)

2. 1._______ Batman President Obama Aunt Jackie My sister Boys Basketball team 2. _______ The mall Phoenix, AZ Taj Mahal kitchen D-27 Outer space 3. _______ Hot dog Textbook Cell phone Toenail Remote control Backpack 4. _______ Jealousy Assiduousness Ambition Peace Alienation Hope What do ALL these groups have in common?

3. Def: Persons, places, things, or ideas/concepts Common n.: plain nouns you hear all the time house Proper n.: nouns with specific names (capitalized) The White House Create a column. List all the proper nouns you can think of that start with the letter I assign you. Use a dictionary! (CAPITALIZE THESE) Now, for each proper noun, give the corresponding common noun! (Don’t capitalize these) E.g. White House  house, place, capital,

4. Concrete n.: A noun you can touch/feel/see (person, place, thing) Hugs, kisses, caresses, food Abstract n.: A noun you CAN’T touch/feel/etc. (ideas, concepts, topics) Love List as many abstract nouns as possible For each abstract noun, list as many CONCRETE nouns that you think of when you think of that topic. E.g. Love  hugs, kisses, caresses, food

5. Collective n.: singular nouns that refer to groups Even though they refer to many things, a collective noun is only considered one thing. E.g. The singular word “team” refers to many players, “Hawaii” refers to several islands, “committee” refers to several people who make a decision, etc. List as many individual animals as you possibly can think of… Can you think of the collective noun for each animal? E.g., cat  clowder (group of cats)

6. Name three things/terms you learned today… or that you were reminded about.