What comes to mind when you hear the word ice cream ? Do you feel the coldness in your mouth? Do you taste rich choc

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ice cream?  Do you feel the coldness in your mouth?  Do you taste rich chocolate or creamy vanilla or fruity strawberry?

2. What about the word fire?  Do you hear the crackle?  Feel the warmth on your face? Words like flames and fire are concrete nouns.  Let’s explore this a little farther.

3. Concrete Noun A Concrete noun is classified by its ability to reach the senses. Concrete nouns are something physical. If you can taste, touch, hear, smell or see an item the word is a concrete noun. Examples of concrete nouns are water, air or pizza.

4. Concrete Nouns are exactly what they sound like. The are ‘hard’ things that you can use your 5 senses to observe. The vast majority of nouns are concrete nouns.   Take all animals and people for example. You can touch, feel, see, and hear them.  You can do the same for objects. We take in with our eyes all the sights of places we visit.

5. Concrete Nouns Objects and substances that can be experienced through our senses are referred to as concrete nouns.  That means we can touch, feel, smell, taste or hear them. Think of the concrete blocks that make up the walls of this school. You can touch it, see it, feel it. Make a connection in your mind with the “concrete” block and “concrete” nouns.

6. Memory Trick I can drop a concrete block on my toe. If it is something I can drop on my toe it is concrete.

7. Common Noun • Names people, places, and things. Every noun can further be classified as common or proper. A common noun names general items. • Go into the kitchen. What do you see? Refrigerator, magnet, stove, window, coffee maker, wallpaper, spatula, sink, plate—all of these things are common nouns. • Leave the house. Where can you go? Mall, restaurant, school, post office, backyard, beach, pet store, supermarket, gas station—all of these places are common nouns. • Go to the mall. Who do you see? Teenager, grandmother, salesclerk, police officer, toddler, manager, window dresser, janitor, shoplifter—all of these people are common nouns. • The important thing to remember is that common nouns are general names. Thus, they are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title.

8. Proper Nouns • A proper noun has two distinctive features: • 1) It will name a specific item (usually one-of-a-kind). • 2) It will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence.

9. Capital Letters • We always use a Capital Letter for the first letter of a proper noun (name). This includes names of people, places, companies, days of the week and months. For example: • They like John. • I live in England. • She works for Sony. • The last day in January is a Monday. • We saw Twilight at the MallofGeorgia.

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11. Abstract Nouns Bravery is an example of an abstract noun. You can see the knight, the castle, and the sword. 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. Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns.

12. Abstract Nouns • An abstract noun is a type of nounthat refers to something a person cannot physically interact with. • A noun is a person, place or thing. However, in many cases, the 'thing' might be an intangible concept. • A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses.

13. Common Abstract Nouns Emotions/Feelings Love Hate Anger Peace Pride Sympathy States/Attributes Bravery Loyalty Honesty Integrity Compassion Charity Success Courage Deceit Skill Beauty Brilliance Pain Misery Ideas/Concepts/Ideals Beliefs Dreams Justice Truth Faith Liberty Knowledge Thought Information Culture Trust Dedication

14. Good Writing • Good writing balances ideas and facts, and it also balances abstract and concrete nouns. • If the writing is too abstract, with too few concrete facts and details, it will be unconvincing and tiresome. • If the writing is too concrete, devoid of ideas and emotions, it can seem pointless and dry.

15. Collective Nouns Collective nouns, a special class, name groups composed of members(usually people or animals).

16. Collective Noun examples armyaudienceboardcabinetclasscommitteecompanycorporation councildepartmentfacultyfamilyfirmgroupjurymajority minoritynavypublicschoolsenatesocietyteamtroupe

17. Concrete Nouns List • http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1757079-Concrete-Nouns-List