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A noun is a part of speech used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. A noun can function as a subject, object, complement, appositive, or object of a preposition.
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Nouns |
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It can be singular or plural. |
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Plural nouns usually add ‘-s’ to the end of the word, except for irregular nouns.
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| Singular |
Plural |
| Tooth |
Teeth |
| Fish |
Fish |
| Woman |
Women |
| Man |
Men |
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Types of nouns |
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Abstract |
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Collective |
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Compound |
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Common |
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Abstract nouns |
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Used to describe something that cannot be seen or touched. It is used to describe qualities, states, and events, or actions. |
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Examples: Freedom, love, courage |
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Collective nouns |
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Used to represent a group of people or things. |
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Examples: Family, flock, audience |
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Compound nouns |
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Nouns that are made up of two or more words. |
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Example: sister-in-law, schoolboy, fruit juice |
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Common nouns |
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A name given to every person, place, object, or animal of the same kind of group. |
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Example: table, market, John, Paris, giraffe |
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Countable nouns |
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Refer to objects that can be counted in numbers. |
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There are two types:
SIngular countable nouns
Plural countable nouns
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Example of plural countable nouns: friends, houses, buses |
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Uncountable nouns |
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Refer to objects that cannot be counted in numbers. |
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There is only one type; Singular, uncountable nouns. |
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Example: money, water, love |
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