Eight Parts of Speech - Nouns

Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions, categories, and types of nouns as outlined in the lecture notes.

Noun

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

Common Nouns

Used to name any person, place, or things.

Proper Nouns

Used to name a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Concrete Noun

A noun that can be perceived by one of 5 senses.

Abstract Noun

A noun that cannot be perceived by one of 5 senses.

Collective Noun

A noun that names a group of people or things.

Compound Noun

Two or more words that name one person or thing.

Noun indicators

The articles a, an, and the.

Possessive words as nouns

Words ending in 's are not nouns unless used as part of a proper name, for example: Fisherman's Wharf.

Proper Adjectives

Words made of proper nouns that are capitalized but function as adjectives.