People, places, things and ideas What is a noun?A noun is a 'part of speech. It names a person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: person: Laura, child, American, people animal: bird, cat, sheep place: kitchen, Boston, school, the United States thing: computer, flower, train, water idea: democracy, friendship, love, philosopy
The nouns in this sentence are underlined.
The girl walks down the street.
Common and Proper NounsCommon nouns describe things in general. Proper nouns name specific people, animals, places, things or ideas. Proper nouns must always be capitalized.Examples: Common nouns
| Proper nouns that are specific examples of the common nouns
| woman . . .
boy . . . . .
cat . . . . .
country . . .
restaurant . . .
car . . .
holiday . . .
| Maria Santiago, Jessica
Alexander, Charlie
Fluffy, Spot
The United States, Brasil
McDonalds, Pizzeria Uno
Honda Civic, Jeep
Thanksgiving, Halloween
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Count and Non-count nounsNouns are either count or non-count nouns. - You can count fingers and toes, houses and cars, pieces of bread, and sentences.
I have five fingers on my hand. There are two houses for sale. Three cars are parked in the driveway. The sandwich is made with two pieces of bread. The paragraph has eleven sentences.
- You can't count liquids (water, oil, lemonade) or things that you measure in a measuring cup (flour, salt, pancake mix.) You can use "some" with non-count nouns, and sometimes you can use "the" and "a" or "an"
She drank water and used vinegar and oil on her salad. I measured out some flour and salt for the cake.
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