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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 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: | |||
<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/English/Grammar/Contractions|Contractions]], [[Language/English/Grammar/Irregular-Verbs|Irregular Verbs]], [[Language/English/Grammar/Meanings-of-YET|Meanings of YET]] & [[Language/English/Grammar/Actual-and-actually|Actual and actually]]. | |||
==Common Nouns== | ==Common Nouns== | ||
Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things. | Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things. | ||
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* Earth | * Earth | ||
* Sun | * Sun | ||
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* [[Language/English/Grammar/Mass-noun|Mass noun]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/Mass-noun|Mass noun]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Actual-and-actually|Actual and actually]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/Actual-and-actually|Actual and actually]] | ||
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* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Do-Silent-Letters-Work?|How Do Silent Letters Work?]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Do-Silent-Letters-Work?|How Do Silent Letters Work?]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 27 March 2023
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:
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Contractions, Irregular Verbs, Meanings of YET & Actual and actually.
Common Nouns[edit | edit source]
Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things.
Examples[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Proper nouns are names for particular people, places or things. They always begin with a capital letter.
Examples[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
All About Nouns: English Grammar for Kids - FreeSchool - YouTube[edit | edit source]
English Grammar - What are nouns ? - YouTube[edit | edit source]
All About Nouns | English Grammar For Kids | Periwinkle - YouTube[edit | edit source]
English Grammar Course | Introduction to Nouns #1 - YouTube[edit | edit source]
NOUNS | Basic English Grammar Course | 5 lessons - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Mass noun
- Actual and actually
- Negations
- More on Tautology
- Count noun
- INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
- Sentense Structure
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Future Tense
- How to Use Have
- Prepositions of Direction
- CONJUNCTIONS → Cause and Effect
- INFINITIVES
- Indefinite Article
- How Do Silent Letters Work?