2. Excerpts from Elements of Writing, Pupil's Edition, Second Course
Excerpts from Elements of Writing, Pupil's Edition, Second Course. Copyright 1998 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.

3. A word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
NOUN
A word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

4. Compound Noun = Two or more words that are used to make one noun
seafood
grandmother
daydream
compact disc
grand piano
police office
self-esteem
great-grandparents

5. Collective Noun = Names one thing that has many parts or members
faculty
family
herd
team
band
jury

6. Common / Proper Nouns =
Common—names any one of a group of persons, places, or things
Examples—poem, day, city, street

7. Common / Proper Nouns =
Proper—name a specific or particular person, place, or things
Examples—“The Raven”, Friday, Booneville, Martin Luther King Drive

8. Concrete Noun =
Names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived or experienced with one of the five senses
Examples—hummingbird, music, popcorn, N-Sync, ocean, star, heat, hamburger

9. Abstract Noun =
Names a feeling, quality, idea, characteristic, or emotion that is experienced in your mind
Examples = love, joy, freedom, peace, knowledge, pride, faith

10. Tell whether each word names a person, place, thing, or idea
Tell whether each word names a person, place, thing, or idea. Note: some are not nouns
student
marbles
satisfaction
enter
entrance
ugly
often
singer
person
thing
idea
not noun
place

11. Tell whether each word names a person, place, thing, or idea
Tell whether each word names a person, place, thing, or idea. Note: some are not nouns
England
and
under
liberty
roadside
forgiveness
file clerk
sunflower
place
not noun
idea
person
thing

12. Tell whether each noun is concrete or abstract.
Philadelphia
wisdom
eagle
First Continental Congress
freedom
concrete
abstract

13. Tell whether each noun is concrete or abstract.
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
Potomac River
law
happiness
concrete
abstract

14. Identify any collective or compound nouns.
My sister-in-law and her family
live on a houseboat on Lake Ontario.
sister-in-law
Lake Ontario
houseboat
family

15. Identify any collective or compound nouns.
The cast felt great self-respect when the audience cheered on and on.
self-respect
cast
audience

16. Noun Review Identify the underlined noun using the choices given.
1. The very idea of monsters can inspire fear in children. (concrete, abstract)
2. A werewolf is a human who can turn into a wolf. (common, proper)
3. Werewolves have been part of mythology since ancient Rome. (common, proper)
4. Folktales from Germany have added a modern twist to the lore of the werewolf. (common, proper)
5. Perhaps the savagery of real wolves inspired storytellers to create the myth of the werewolf. (concrete, abstract)
6. According to some tales, humans change themselves into werewolves by drinking water from a werewolf’s footprint. (concrete, abstract)

17. Noun Review
Underline the noun or nouns described in parentheses after each sentence.
The Black Death of medieval times created a time of fear and superstition. (proper noun)
According to legend, humans changed into werewolves when they put on wolf skins. (common noun)
Storytellers’ tales of werewolves chilled their nervous listeners. (possessive noun)
Some stories tell of witches who could become wolves. (plural noun)
The full moon is linked to the appearance of werewolves. (singular noun)
Just imagine an entire pack of werewolves! (collective noun)
Strories of monsters have always created suspense. (abstract noun)

18. Noun Review
Replace each noun on the list with the type of nouns specified in parentheses. Your noun should reflect the same idea or subject as the noun given.
1. occupation (common) 2. animal group (collective)
3. athlete (proper) 4. feeling (abstract)
5. tool (concrete) 6. fruit (compound)
7. Governmental organization (collective)
8. reading material (common)
9. type of government (abstract)
10. weather phenomena (compound)

19. Noun Review
Complete the paragraph by supplying nouns as indicated in parentheses.
For sheer (1.abstract noun) nothing can beat a story about a sea monster. According to legend, sea monsters can be found in all bodies of water, especially the (2. proper noun). The whale’s size, the (3. possessive noun) teeth, and the squid’s shape were combined to create legendary sea serpents. Despite their huge size, sea creatures are said to move with (4. abstract noun). Even so, a (5. collective noun) of ships could be destroyed by the movements of a few whales. Early sailors thought the sounds of the dolphin were voices of lost (6. plural noun). Their (7.concrete noun) sounded sad and lonely.