Noun

=Noun=



Definition
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples
A **concrete noun** is a noun that can be recognized by the senses (person, place, or thing).
 * = __Person__ ||= __Place__ ||= __Thing__ ||= __Idea__ ||
 * = girl ||= Harrisburg ||= computer ||= creativity ||
 * = Ma'Shiya ||= farm ||= SciTech ||= emotion ||
 * chair
 * paper
 * apple
 * television

An **abstract noun** is a noun that names a quality or characteristic (idea).
 * responsibility
 * happiness
 * thought

Types of Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns

Possessive Nouns

Proper Nouns

Collective Nouns

Identification
//Identify all the nouns in the following paragraph.//

The strangers whom Besa had spoken of arrived about an hour later. Everyone in the village came out of their houses to see the astonishing sight - pale, unhealthy-looking men who carried large bundles and unusual-looking sticks as they marched into the center of the village. In spite of the welcoming greetings and looks of excitement on the faces of the villagers, the strangers did not smile.They smelled of danger, Amari thought as one of them looked at her. He had eyes the color of the sky. (Draper 7)

Answers

Exercises
__Exercise 1__:

//Directions: Identify the underlined noun as common, collective, or proper//.

1.