Language/English/Grammar/Nouns

Nouns – English Grammar

Nouns are words used to designate beings, people, animals, objects, places or more abstract notions. A noun can be subject or object in a sentence. It is often accompanied by an article or a determinant and it may be completed with an adjective. Nouns can also sometimes be replaced by pronouns.

Nouns are divided into common nouns and proper nouns:

Common Nouns

Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things.

Examples

Here are more words for people:

• actor
• lawyer
• policeman
• doctor

Here are more words for animals:

• cat
• cow
• rabbit
• lion

Here are more words for places:

• airport
• market
• theatre

Here are more words for things:

• bag
• box
• pencil

Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are names for particular people, places or things. They always begin with a capital letter.

Examples

Here are some nouns for people:

• Harry Potter
• Pinocchio
• Einstein

Here are some nouns for places:

• Paris
• Los Angeles
• Beijing
• Tokyo

Here are some nouns for things:

• Moon
• Earth
• Sun

Sources

• https://english.lingolia.com/fr/grammaire/noms