Nouns are defined as a “person, place, animal, object, concept, or thing.”
Look at the following examples:
A noun can be a Person: Mom, dad, sister, brother, teacher, friend, coworker, cashier, or bus driver.
A noun can be a Place: House, city, country, restaurant, library, school, office, pharmacy, church, or park.
A noun can be an Animal or other creatures: Dogs, cats, squirrels, insects, bugs, cows, sheep, tigers, birds, pigs, or fish.
Nouns can be Objects: Sandwich, strawberry plant, water, gold, airplane, train, chair, desk, keyboard, computer, television, hammer, cup, dish, plate, stapler, lip gloss, pen, books, soccer ball, or lamp.
Nouns can be Concepts: Love, sadness, happiness, physics, mathematics, economics, democracy, communism, freedom, friendship, or home.
Brain exercise
Exercise:
Can you explain the labels for the nouns in the following picture?
What is the example of place in this photo?
Can you name an object from the shelf?
What is the concept in this photo? Hint: what does the photo make you feel?
Noun Review
Let’s apply these noun definitions to your life.
Person:
- Who are the members of your family?
- Who would you call your friends?
- Do you have teachers or coworkers? What are their names?
- Who are your favorite athletes?
Place:
- In what city were you born?
- What country is that city in?
- Where do you want to travel?
- What is your hometown?
- Which city does your favorite sports team play in?
- What’s your favorite restaurant?
Animal or creatures:
- Do you have any pets at home?
- What’s your favorite animal?
Objects:
- Can you name a piece of furniture in your home?
- What kind of tools do you need for your job or schoolwork?
- What was your favourite toy growing up?
Concepts:
- Is there a particular subject in school that interests you?
- What ideas have you seen explored in a recent movie or television show?
- What do you think Valentine’s Day is about?
- Can you name the opposite of hate?
Next part of speech: pronouns
You should have a good grasp of nouns by now. In the next post, we’ll talk about Pronouns, which are related to Nouns. Pronouns are a way of referring to nouns without having to use their proper or common name.
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