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About noun

1. WHAT IS A NOUN?

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Nouns are words that designate a person, place, or thing, or give a name to any of

them (proper noun)
Simply put, a noun represents a person, place, or thing. Here are a few examples:
+ Person: man, woman, teacher, John, Mary

+ Place: home, office, town, countryside, America
+ Thing: table, car, banana, money, music, love, dog, monkey

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1. Noun Ending

Certain word endings indicate that a word is a noun, such as:

+ ity > nationality

ment — appointment

ness > happiness
ation — relation
hood = childhood

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2. Position in a Sentence
Identifying a noun is frequently based on its placement within a sentence.
Nouns commonly appear after a determiner (such as a, an, the, this, my, such)

A relief

an afternoon
« the doctor

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+ my house

5. 3. Function in a sentence

Nouns have certain functions (jobs) in a sentence, for example:
«subject of verb: Doctors work hard.
*object of verb: He likes coffee.

«subject and object of verb: Teachers teach students.

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Types of Nouns

1.Common nouns and proper nouns,
2.concrete nouns and abstract nouns,
3.countable and uncountable,

4.collective nouns, compound nouns

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Common Nouns

Most nouns fall under common nouns. Terms like car, dog, teacher, house,
water, music, plane, and sea are all considered "general" nouns and do not
refer to specific persons or places.

8. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

Examples of common nouns include "February" or “Sony”.
Proper nouns are specific names like Shirley, Mr. Jekyll, Thailand, April, and
Sony. Remember to use "the" before proper nouns like "the Atlantic Ocean”.

9. Concrete Nouns

Concrete nouns are tangible objects that can be physically touched.

« Examples: man, rice, head, car, furniture, mobile phone
+ How many stars are there in the universe?

+ Have you met James Bond?

Kindly pour the water down the drain.

10. Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns differ from concrete nouns by symbolizing intangible
concepts, ideas, and emotions.
*Examples: happiness, courage, danger, truth

+ He displays great strength.

+ The mystery surrounding President Kennedy's assassination remains a
puzzle.

« Being truthful can demand courage.

e Their presence was tinged with deep sadness.

11. Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns

+ Countable Nouns (also known as count nouns) are nouns that can be
counted and have singular and plural forms.
Examples: ball, boy, cat, person
I have only five dollars.
The Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago.
There are lots of people but we don't have a car.

12. Uncountable Nouns (also known as mass nouns) cannot be counted
individually and require "measure words” for quantification. Remember,
uncountable nouns should not be preceded by the indefinite articles “a” or
“an” and are always singular.

Examples of uncountable nouns include water, happiness, and cheese.
+ Do you have any work for me to do?

e Air-conditioners consume a significant amount of electricity.
+ Many Asians consume rice.

13. Collective Nouns

A collective noun denotes a group of individuals.

Examples:class (group of students), pride (group of lions), crew (group of sailors) Rule:
Collective nouns can be treated as singular or plural. More about this at rules of subject-
verbagreement with collective nouns.

+ His family live in different countries.

* An average family consists of four people.

* The new company is the result of a merger.

* The board of directors will meet tomorrow.

14. “Compound Nouns

A compound noun is formed by combining two or more words. The majority of compound nouns

follow the [noun + noun] or [adjective + noun] pattern. Each compound noun functions as a
single entity and can be described by adjectives and other nouns.

Compound nouns come in three forms:

1.Open or spaced - words separated by a space (bus stop)

2.Hyphenated - words connected by a hyphen (mother-in-law)

3.Closed or solid - words together without a space or hyphen (football)
Examples: cat food, blackboard, breakfast, full moon, washing machine, software

+ Is it okay if we use the swimming pool?
They finish work when the sun sets.
+ Remember that check-out is at 12 noon.