A noun is a naming words for a person, place things, animals event an events.

4. Noun
Naming words
-persons
-places
-things
-animals
-ideas

5. Two kinds of Nouns
Proper Noun
Common Noun

6. Proper Noun
• A noun that refers to a SPECIFIC
person, place things, ideas, or events.
Ex. Galileo Galilee
Simba
Husky
San Fernando Elementary School

7. Common Noun
• A noun that refers to a GENERIC
person, place, things, ideas, or events.
Ex. scientist
lion
dog
school

8. Proper Noun Common Noun
Galileo Galilee scientist
Simba lion
Husky dog
San Fernando
Elementary School
school

9. Give me…
5 Proper Nouns
5 Common Nouns

10. Common Noun
-Concrete Noun
-Abstract Noun
-Collective Noun
-Count Noun
-Mass Noun

11. Concrete Noun
A noun that refers to something that
can be perceived by the senses
Ex. Blackboard, bluebird, house,
ball, chair, body odor

12. Abstract Noun
A noun that refers to something that
cannot be perceived by senses.
Ex. White lie, ecstasy, principle,
philosophy, love, integrity

13. Collective Noun
A noun that refers to collection of
persons, places, things, or ideas.
Ex. Bouquet, company, troupe,
parliament, faculty

14. Count Noun
A noun that refers to something
that can be counted.
Ex. Journal, message, cell phone,
fax machine, kilowatt, megabyte

15. Mass Noun
A noun that cannot be counted, but can
be measured.
Quantifier

16. Qualifier
-is a word or phrase which is used
before a noun to indicate the amount or
quality
Ex. Some, any, a lot of, few, pinch,
sack of, more, bucket, glass, bucket,
box, ounce, roll, pot, jar, bundle

17. Mass Noun
A noun that cannot be counted, but can
be measured.
Quantifier
Ex. Sugar, powder, oil, mineral
water, rice, dry ice, top soil