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NOUN
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DEFINITION
A noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, idea, action or quality. All nouns can be classified into two groups of nouns: common or proper.
Proper nouns refer to the individual name of a person, place or thing. Examples might include Barcelona, Leonardo da Vinci, or Toyota Corolla.
Common nouns are more generalized by comparison, and they can be further divided into abstract, collective, compound, countable concrete, uncountable concrete and verbal.
HOW TO USE THE (SELECTED ) PART THE SPEECH
Proper Noun
Usually understood as a noun tht has an initial capital letter, no matter where it sits in a sentence. The word must be a person, place, thing or idea.
Though while all proper nouns are capitalized, not all capitalized words are proper nouns. Example :
My Italian neighbor likes to cook homemade pasta.
("Italian" might be proper noun, but in this example, it's not a noun, its a proper adjective bcs it's modifying the word "neighbor")
•
Alex
is a wonderful player. ( PERSON)
• I should see
Dr. Morgan
for these persistent headaches. (PERSON )
• I got accepted to
UCLA.
(THING)
• I ordered the laptop from
Amazon
. (THING)
• We're going to play baseball in
Prospect Park
. ( PLACE )
•
Atlanta
is one of my favorite places to visit.(PLACE)
COMMON NOUN
Countable Nouns
Countable nouns can be both singular and plural. They are distinct units that are easily tallied or numbered, like:
five
cats
, one hundred
miles
, a thousand
kisses
A singular countable noun must be preceded by a determiner. These are words that clarify, such as: a, an, the, that, this, one, our, my, and which. Use a countable noun in a sentence like this:
The
dolphin
is friendly.
My
car
is red.
2.I bought
this
dress
on sale.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns, also called non-countable nouns, are singular only. You cannot use "a" or "an" with them; it doesn't make sense to refer to "a water." However, you can use other words to describe their quantity, like:
droplets of
water
, tons of fresh
air
, blades of
grass
Certain quantifiers may be used such as: a lot, any, some, and too much. Here are some example sentences with uncountable nouns:
1.There is
too much
furniture
in here.
A little
generosity
goes a long way.
Do you have
any
sugar
?
Collective Nouns
Collective nouns represent a group of things. The singular form refers to one unit or group, and the plural form refers to more than one unit or group. Examples include:
family,herd,jury,society,team
You're not trying to count the individual number of units with these nouns. Rather, it's clear an entire group is being addressed as a collective whole.
Let's take the
faculty
on a retreat.
We saw the dance
troupe
out at the restaurant.
is the entire
school
here?
3.Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns represent something physical that can be experienced through the senses. They can be common, proper, singular, plural, countable, uncountable, or collective. Examples include:
cheesecomputer.flower,guitar,house,salt
These nouns can be tasted, touched, seen, heard, or smelled. They're definitive, specific entities, as opposed to things we can't actually touch, like air or love.
1.I hope we have
fish
for dinner tonight.
2.She bought a new fountain
pen
.
This
book
is fantastic.
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns refer to things that aren't concrete. They cannot be seen, touched, heard, smelled, or tasted. They refer to emotions, ideas, concepts, traits, experiences, or states of being. Examples include:
culture,deceithatred,maturity,peace
These nouns stand in stark contrast to concrete nouns. We'll never be able to touch or hold them in a literal sense. Here are some example sentences with abstract nouns.
1.He's filled with
curiosity
2.Athens is the birthplace of
democracy
3.She has no
trust
in him.