Sunday, January 16, 2011

WHAT IS A NOUN?

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn. Most nouns have both a singular and plural form, can be preceded by an article and/or one or more adjectives, and can serve as the head of a noun phrase. A noun or noun phrase can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition, nouns sometimes modify other nouns to for compound noun.

Types of Nouns:
  • Abstract Noun and Concrete Noun
  • Animate Noun and Inanimate Noun
  •  Collective Noun
  • Common Noun and Proper Noun
  • Compound Noun
  • Countable Noun and Uncountable Noun
  • Verbal Noun


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