Word Classes: Nouns

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 English | Theme 1.0 Personal Responsibility | Sub-Strand 1.3.1 Grammar in Use: Word Classes - Nouns (2 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Identify common, proper, concrete and abstract nouns in a print or digital text
• Use the different types of nouns in sentences
• Categorise the nouns used in a poem or story
• Appreciate the role of correct grammar in written and spoken communication

Summary

A noun names something. This topic covers four types, sorted along two separate lines. Common and proper answer how specific is it? — a general class or one particular named thing. Concrete and abstract answer can it be sensed? — something you can see or touch, or an idea you cannot. The two pairs are independent, so every noun has one label from each.