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Nouns In English Grammar
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What Is A Noun?
The word: “Noun” — is a grammatical term which is most-commonly referred to as one of the, “Parts of Speech” in English Grammar. However — the less-commonly used term: “Word-Classes” — is actually far-more appropriate. This is because “Speech” is only one way of using a language. A great deal of it (like this blog post) is in the “Written” form.
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So — the grammatical term: “Noun” — is one of the nine different Word-Classes that represents Words which are used to indicate a: Person, Place, Thing, Event, Idea, or Animal… (all of which are can also be classified generally as “things”.)
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However — despite the fact that all of the “things” that Nouns represent, are just different types of “Things” — it would be wrong to say that: “Nouns are things”. Instead — the WORD “Noun” is the grammatical term for anything which can be referred to as a “Thing”.
There are also many different classifications of Nouns:
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- Proper & Common Nouns
- Collective Nouns
Besides these, there are also:
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- Adjectives as Nouns
These different classifications of Nouns will be covered in future posts. For now, let’s see some examples of Nouns as described in their most basic forms.
Noun Examples
Person:
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Place:
Nouns are Words that can name a Place – either a specific place, or a type of place.
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- Plovdiv / “Cougar” Hot Springs / Sarajevo / Tenerife – (Specific)
Thing:
Nouns are Words that can name a Thing – either tangible (something “physical” that you can touch or hold in your hand) or intangible (something that is not “physical” but still exists.)
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- Knife / Microphone / Computer / Castle – (tangible)
Event:
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- Dinner-Time / Halloween / The Grammy Awards / Bath-Time – (specific)
- Skateboarding / Snowboarding / Swimming / Eating – (abstract)
Idea:
Nouns are words that can name an Idea (concept, emotion, feeling.) This can be anything from a dream to a subject that you might study in school.
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Animal:
Nouns are words that can name an Animal. This can either a specific animal or the name of a group
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