What kind of nouns are these words? Proper, common, concrete, abstract, or collective?
desk
ocean
love
cat
herd
compassion
reputation
eyes
staff
day
Roosevelt Building
Mr. Timken
life
porch
United States
2007-12-03 01:52:13 · 7 answers · asked by sflorkow 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
desk- common, concrete
ocean- common, concrete
love- abstract
cat- common, concrete
hard- is an adjective
compassion- abstract
reputation- common, abstract
eyes, common, concrete
staff- common
day- common
Roosevelt Building- proper
Mr. Timken- proper
life- common
porch- common, concrete
United States- proper
2007-12-03 01:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Ashlye W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proper is capitalized; it's the name of something, like United States or Mr. Timkin. The common noun would be 'country' and 'man'.
Abstract nouns are ideas or concepts, like
'love' and 'compassion'.
Collective is the name of a group, like 'herd' and 'staff'.
I'm not sure the difference between concrete and common, but they would be things like day, eyes, cat, ocean, etc...
2007-12-03 02:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
desk – common, concrete
ocean - common, concrete
love – common, abstract
cat - common, concrete
herd – common, collective
compassion - common, abstract
reputation - common, abstract
eyes - common, concrete
staff - common, collective if a staff of people (concrete if a rod)
day - common, abstract
Roosevelt Building - proper, concrete
Mr. Timken - proper, concrete
life – common, abstract
porch - common, abstract
United States – proper, collective
2007-12-03 02:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by Yaybob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The types are only proper and common. The other three are further qualifications on those two types. Capital first letters is a hint. Go do your homework. Yahoo answers is a toy, not an English book.
2007-12-03 01:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Brian M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proper nouns are places, buildings, names of people, and need capitla letters.
Abstract nouns cannot be held in your hand (justice)
regular nouns can be held = table, ice cream
collective nouns refer to a bunch of one thing though they are usually followed by singular verb: the herd is running.
2007-12-03 02:01:06 · answer #5 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey! get your books and start reading! at the rate you're going, no doubt you'll never grow up and be the president!
2007-12-03 01:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by bevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework, it's the only way you will learn, don't rely on YA! for your answers
2007-12-03 01:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by tigerbaby76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋