Can you make the word plural by adding s or es?
Can you make it possessive by adding ’s or ’?
Can you add a noun suffix?
tion, ness, hood, ment, acy, ism, or, ity, ist
Can you put a - an- the in front of the word?
Can I hold or touch this word?
Can I visit this word?
Can I think this word or visit it in my mind?
If the answer was YES to any of those questions, it is most likely a noun.
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common noun: refers to any person, place, thing, or idea
proper noun: any noun that serves as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea and is capitalized
abstract noun: something that cannot be recognized through the 5 senses (you cannot spit on it)
concrete noun: something that can be recognized through the 5 senses (you can spit on it)
possessive noun: a noun that shows ownership
compound noun: two nouns joined together to form a new noun; can be one word, two words, or hyphenated
collective noun: refers to one thing that is made-up of many pieces
singular noun: one person, place, thing, or idea
plural noun: more than one person, place, thing, or idea
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