Noun, is a naming word for | Examples |
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a person | Proper Nouns: Mary, Peter, Jacob, James Common Nouns: president, mother, father, man, woman, boy, girl |
a place | Proper Nouns: Disneyland, America, Stonehenge, Italy Common Nouns: kitchen, castle, yard, garden, city |
a thing | Proper Nouns: Hamlet (a play) Common Nouns: table, star, cup, book, water, food, shoe, shirt Abstract Nouns: truth, danger, happiness, time, friendship, humour |
Abstract Nouns: Things that cannot be interacted physically, touched or seen Proper Nouns: are specific (i.e., not generic) name for a particular person, place, or thing. Common Noun: denotes a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual |
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A noun is a kind of word (see part of speech) that is usually the name of something such as a person, place, thing, animal, or idea. In English, nouns can be singular or plural.