{"id":30,"date":"2017-07-20T16:27:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/introduction-to-nouns\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:27:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:27:42","slug":"introduction-to-nouns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/introduction-to-nouns\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Nouns","rendered":"Introduction to Nouns"},"content":{"raw":"<p>Nouns are a\u00a0diverse group of words, and they are very common in English. Nouns are a category of words defining <strong>things<\/strong>\u2014people, places, items, concepts. The video below is brief introduction to them and the\u00a0role they play:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/UejW-WQpujs\n\nAs we've just\u00a0learned, a\u00a0noun is the name of a person (Dr. Sanders), place (Lawrence, Kansas, factory, home), thing (scissors, saw, book), or idea (love, truth, beauty, intelligence).\n<\/p><div class=\"textbox\">\n\nLet's look at the following examples to get a better idea of how nouns work in sentences. All of the nouns have been bolded:\n<ul><li>The one <strong>experiment<\/strong> that has been given the most <strong>attention<\/strong> in the <strong>debate<\/strong> on <strong>saccharin<\/strong> is the 1977 Canadian <strong>study<\/strong> done on <strong>rats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t<li>The multi-fuel <strong>capacity<\/strong> of the Stirling <strong>engine<\/strong> gives it a versatility not possible in the internal combustion <strong>engine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t<li>The regenerative cooling <strong>cycle<\/strong> in the <strong>engines<\/strong> of the Space <strong>Shuttle<\/strong> is made up of high pressure <strong>hydrogen<\/strong> that flows in <strong>tubes<\/strong> connecting the <strong>nozzle<\/strong> and the combustion <strong>chamber<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>Types\u00a0of Nouns<\/h2>\nOf the many\u00a0different categories\u00a0of nouns, a couple deserve closer attention here.\n<h3>Common vs. Proper Noun<\/h3>\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2285\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162736\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.36.42-AM-300x256.png\" alt=\"Icon of unshaven, unkempt man's face\" width=\"176\" height=\"150\"\/>vs.<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2284\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162737\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.28.30-AM-293x300.png\" alt=\"Icon of man wearing top hat and monocle\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\"\/>\n\nCommon nouns are\u00a0generic words, like <em>tissue<\/em>. They are\u00a0lower-cased (unless they\u00a0begin a sentence).\u00a0A proper noun, on the other hand, is the name of a specific thing, like the brand name\u00a0<em>Kleenex<\/em>. Proper nouns are always\u00a0capitalized.\n<ul><li>common noun:\u00a0name<\/li>\n \t<li>proper noun: Ester<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Concrete vs. Abstract Noun<\/h3>\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2286\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162739\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.40.37-AM-300x279.png\" alt=\"icon of brick pavers\" width=\"161\" height=\"150\"\/>vs.\u00a0<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2287\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162741\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.43.26-AM-300x256.png\" alt=\"Dotted line forming a rough circle\/triangle shape\" width=\"175\" height=\"150\"\/>\n\nConcrete nouns are things you can hold, see, or otherwise sense, like\u00a0<em>book<\/em>,\u00a0<em>light<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>warmth<\/em>.\n\nAbstract nouns, on the other hand, are (as you might expect) abstract concepts, like\u00a0<em>time<\/em> and\u00a0<em>love<\/em>.\n<ul><li>concrete noun: rock<\/li>\n \t<li>abstract noun: justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe rest of this section\u00a0will\u00a0dig into other types of nouns: count v. non-count nouns, compound nouns, and plural nouns.\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\nLook at each of the following nouns and\u00a0determine if they are common or proper and if they are concrete or abstract. For example:\n<ul><li><em>justice<\/em> is a common abstract noun.<\/li>\n<\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 10%;\">Buddhism<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Robert<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>cathedral<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>talent<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"236346\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"236346\"]\n<table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 10%;\">Buddhism<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><em>Buddhism<\/em> is a proper abstract noun.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Robert<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><em>Robert<\/em> is a proper concrete noun.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>cathedral<\/td>\n<td><em>cathedral<\/em> is a common concrete noun.<\/td>\n<td>talent<\/td>\n<td><em>talent<\/em>\u00a0is a common abstract\u00a0noun<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Nouns are a\u00a0diverse group of words, and they are very common in English. Nouns are a category of words defining <strong>things<\/strong>\u2014people, places, items, concepts. The video below is brief introduction to them and the\u00a0role they play:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Introduction to nouns | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UejW-WQpujs?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve just\u00a0learned, a\u00a0noun is the name of a person (Dr. Sanders), place (Lawrence, Kansas, factory, home), thing (scissors, saw, book), or idea (love, truth, beauty, intelligence).\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the following examples to get a better idea of how nouns work in sentences. All of the nouns have been bolded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The one <strong>experiment<\/strong> that has been given the most <strong>attention<\/strong> in the <strong>debate<\/strong> on <strong>saccharin<\/strong> is the 1977 Canadian <strong>study<\/strong> done on <strong>rats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The multi-fuel <strong>capacity<\/strong> of the Stirling <strong>engine<\/strong> gives it a versatility not possible in the internal combustion <strong>engine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The regenerative cooling <strong>cycle<\/strong> in the <strong>engines<\/strong> of the Space <strong>Shuttle<\/strong> is made up of high pressure <strong>hydrogen<\/strong> that flows in <strong>tubes<\/strong> connecting the <strong>nozzle<\/strong> and the combustion <strong>chamber<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Types\u00a0of Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>Of the many\u00a0different categories\u00a0of nouns, a couple deserve closer attention here.<\/p>\n<h3>Common vs. Proper Noun<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2285\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162736\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.36.42-AM-300x256.png\" alt=\"Icon of unshaven, unkempt man's face\" width=\"176\" height=\"150\" \/>vs.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2284\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162737\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.28.30-AM-293x300.png\" alt=\"Icon of man wearing top hat and monocle\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Common nouns are\u00a0generic words, like <em>tissue<\/em>. They are\u00a0lower-cased (unless they\u00a0begin a sentence).\u00a0A proper noun, on the other hand, is the name of a specific thing, like the brand name\u00a0<em>Kleenex<\/em>. Proper nouns are always\u00a0capitalized.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>common noun:\u00a0name<\/li>\n<li>proper noun: Ester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Concrete vs. Abstract Noun<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2286\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162739\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.40.37-AM-300x279.png\" alt=\"icon of brick pavers\" width=\"161\" height=\"150\" \/>vs.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2287\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2232\/2017\/07\/20162741\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-10.43.26-AM-300x256.png\" alt=\"Dotted line forming a rough circle\/triangle shape\" width=\"175\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Concrete nouns are things you can hold, see, or otherwise sense, like\u00a0<em>book<\/em>,\u00a0<em>light<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>warmth<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract nouns, on the other hand, are (as you might expect) abstract concepts, like\u00a0<em>time<\/em> and\u00a0<em>love<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>concrete noun: rock<\/li>\n<li>abstract noun: justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rest of this section\u00a0will\u00a0dig into other types of nouns: count v. non-count nouns, compound nouns, and plural nouns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Look at each of the following nouns and\u00a0determine if they are common or proper and if they are concrete or abstract. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>justice<\/em> is a common abstract noun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Buddhism<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Robert<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cathedral<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>talent<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q236346\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q236346\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Buddhism<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><em>Buddhism<\/em> is a proper abstract noun.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">Robert<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><em>Robert<\/em> is a proper concrete noun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cathedral<\/td>\n<td><em>cathedral<\/em> is a common concrete noun.<\/td>\n<td>talent<\/td>\n<td><em>talent<\/em>\u00a0is a common abstract\u00a0noun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Nouns. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared 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