Nouns
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
Common Nouns
Common Nouns
A common noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
cat, hat, teacher, thought, love, hate
Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns
A proper noun, names a specific person, place, or thing
Carlos, Queen Marguerite, Middle East, Jerusalem, Malaysia, Presbyterianism, God, Spanish, Buddhism, the Republican Party
Proper Nouns are almost always capitalized.
Quiz Yourself on Nouns
Quiz Yourself on Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Love
Hate
Fear
Nervousness
Concrete Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Desk
Building
Shoe
Dog
mom