Nouns

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

Common Nouns

A common noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

cat, hat, teacher, thought, love, hate

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


Abstract Nouns

Love

Hate

Fear

Nervousness



Concrete Nouns

Desk

Building

Shoe

Dog

mom


Quiz on Common & Proper Nouns

Identifying Nouns