NOUNS

A CORNELL NOTE TAKING ACTIVITY

RULE #1

• A NOUN NAMES SOMETHING• PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, AND IDEAS

RULE #2

• CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS• CONCRETE: NAMES SOMETHING YOU CAN

RECOGNIZE USING THE 5 SENSES (SIGHT, SMELL, TOUCH ETC.)

• ABSTRACT: NAMES SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED USING THE 5 SENSES

RULE #3

• COLLECTIVE NOUNS• COLLECTIVE NOUNS: NAMES A GROUP OF

PEOPLE OR THINGS.

RULE #4

• COUNT AND NON COUNT NOUNS• COUNT NOUNS: NAME THINGS THAT CAN BE

COUNTED• NON-COUNT NOUNS: NAME THINGS THAT

CANNOT BE COUNTED.

RULE #5

• COMPOUND NOUNS: NOUNS MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE WORDS. LIKE: CLASSROOM

• THREE TYPES: SINGLE WORD (CLASSROOM), HYPHENATED WORDS (BY-PRODUCT), AND SEPARATE WORDS (DINNER JACKET).

RULE #6• COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS• COMMON NOUNS: NAME ANY ONE OF

A CLASS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, OR IDEAS.

• PROPER NOUNS: NAMES A SPECIFIC PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.