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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete and Abstract Nouns . Mrs. Childress Wednesday Work August 20, 2014. Recognize an abstract noun when you see one.

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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

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  1. Concrete and Abstract Nouns Mrs. Childress Wednesday Work August 20, 2014

  2. Recognize an abstract noun when you see one. Nouns name people, places, and things. One class of nouns is abstract. Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns. You cannot see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, or feel them.

  3. EXAMPLE Check out the following example: When Joseph dived into the violent waves to rescue a drowning puppy, his bravery amazed the crowd of fishermen standing on the dock. Bravery, one of the nouns in this sentence, is an example of an abstract noun. You can see Joseph, the water, and the crowd. But you cannot see bravery itself. Bravery has no color, size, shape, sound, odor, flavor, or texture; it has no quality that you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Any noun that escapes your five senses is an abstract noun.

  4. The Concrete Noun Nouns name people, places, and things. One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience this group of nouns with your five senses: you see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel them. See Smell Hear Taste Touch

  5. Don't confuse a concrete noun with an abstract noun. Not all nouns are concrete. A second class of nouns is abstract. You cannot experience abstract nouns with your senses. Read this example: Diane pushed the dog off her lap to register her disapproval. Disapproval is an example of an abstract noun. What color is disapproval? You don't know because you cannot see it. What texture is disapproval? Who knows? You cannot touch it. What flavor is disapproval? No clue! You cannot taste it! Does it make a sound? Of course not! Does it smell? Not a bit! Look over this chart contrasting concrete and abstract nouns:

  6. Check out the following example: Monty, Diane's beagle, licked strawberry ice cream off her chin. Ice cream, for example, is a concrete noun. You can see the pink. You can taste the berry flavor. You can feel your tongue growing numb from the cold. Any noun that you can experience with at least one of your five senses is a concrete noun.

  7. DIFFERENCES

  8. DON’T GET CONFUSED! Don't confuse an abstract noun with a concrete noun. Many nouns are concrete, not abstract. Concrete nouns register on your five senses. Here is an example: Joseph cuddled the wet puppy under his warm jacket. Puppy is an example of a concrete noun. You can see a puppy, stroke its fur, smell its breath, and listen to it whine. You can even taste the puppy if you don't mind pulling dog hair off your tongue! Because a puppy will register on all five senses, puppy is a concrete noun.

  9. For More Learning! • List! http://www.free-teacher-worksheets.com/support-files/concrete-and-abstract-nouns.pdf • Test your knowledge!

  10. DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Sheet is provided for you :D http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-REPRO-040708-14.pdf

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