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8/19/2019 Nouns - TIP Sheets
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3/12/2016 Nouns - TIP Sheets - Butte College
NOUNS
The first real word you eer used !ro"a"ly was a noun-a word li#e$a$a% daddy% &ar% or &oo#ie' (ost
&hildren "egin "uilding their o&a"ularies with nouns' ) noun na$es so$ething* a !erson% !la&e% or
thing' (ost other !arts of our language either des&ri"e nouns% tell what a noun is doing% or ta#e the
!la&e of a noun'
Nouns hae these &hara&teristi&s*
+ They are a"stra&t or &on&rete'
+ They are !ro!er or &o$$on'
+ (ost are singular or !lural% "ut'''
+ So$e are &olle&tie'
In ,nglish% nouns are often !re&eded "y noun $ar#ers--the arti&les/ade&ties a% an% the% or so$e for
e.a$!le or !ossessie words li#e $y or your' ) noun always follows a noun $ar#er% though ade&ties
or other words $ay &o$e "etween the$*
$y for$er roo$$ate
a sunny 0une day
an o"e&tie and ery thorough ealuation
so$e e.istential angst
Be&ause of their noun $ar#ers% you &ould safely guess that roo$$ate%day% ealuation and angst are
nouns 1 een if you didnt #now what angstwas3' )lthough not all nouns are !re&eded "y $ar#ers% you
&an use a noun $ar#er test to identify $any% in&luding a"stra&t nouns' Consider this e.a$!le*
,nthusias$ and willingness to wor# hard are a re$edy for the e.istential angst of $anystudents'
4e$edy is $ar#ed as a noun "y the noun $ar#er a' )ngst is !re&eded "y the noun
$ar#er the' Students is !re&eded "y the ade&tie ade&ties $odify nouns3 $any' Test the re$aining
words* &an you hae an enthusias$ or so$e enthusias$5 Certainly* 6I hae anenthusias$ for
snow"oarding6 or 6Show so$e enthusias$76 Soenthusias$ is a noun' Can you hae an and or so$e
and5 8h% no' Soand is not a noun' Can you hae a willingness or so$e willingness5 Sure% you &an hae
6a willingness to learn6 willingness is also a noun'
Every noun is either abstractor concrete.
Nouns li#e enthusias$% willingness and angst are a"stra&t nouns' )"stra&t nouns na$e things we &annot
see% tou&h% or dete&t readily through our senses' )"stra&t nouns na$e ideas e.istentialis$%de$o&ra&y3%
$easure$ents weight% !er&ent3% e$otions loe% angst3% or 9ualities res!onsi"ility3' Con&rete nouns%
on the other hand% na$e !ersons% in&luding ani$als &ousins% 4oger 4a""it3% !la&es "ea&h%Chi&o3% or
things we &an see% tou&h% or otherwise dete&t through our senses s$o#e% "eer3'
Every noun is either properor common.
) !ro!er noun identifies a !arti&ular !erson% ani$al% !la&e% thing% or idea--4oger 4a""it% for e.a$!le'
The first letter of ea&h word of a !ro!er noun is &a!itali:ed' ) &o$$on noun does not na$e a
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!arti&ular !erson or thing rather% it refers to a whole &lass or ty!e' Co$$on nouns do not re9uire
&a!itali:ation'
Proper noun ( capitalized) common noun
Sierra Neada Crystal ;heat is his faorite "eer'
The 4oo#s and the 4angers are our lo&al so&&er and "ase"all tea$s'
Bidwell Par# is one of the largest $uni&i!al !ar#s'