Concrete Nouns
You can experience this group of nouns with at least one your five senses: see them, hear them, smell them,taste them, or feel them.
Another Concrete Noun
CarCan You...• hear the
engine?• smell the
exhaust?• feel the fabric
covering the seat?
• See the car?
Abstract Nouns-nouns that cannot be experienced by at least one of the five senses.
Happiness
We cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch this. We can only see the physical manifestations of it.
Love
We cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch this. We can only see the physical actions and circumstances that we associate with it.
Compare
Concrete• student• fire fighter• dog• pencil• computer
Abstract• intelligence• bravery• loyalty• happiness• convenience
Collective Nouns-the name of a number or collection of people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole
gaggle of geese society
Compound Nouns-A noun that is made with two or more words. Each compound noun acts as a single unit and can be modified by adjectives and
other nouns
Compound Nouns come in three forms.
1. open or spaced - space between words (tennis shoe)
2. hyphenated - hyphen between words (six-pack)
3. closed or solid - no space or hyphen between words (bedroom)