Nouns
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A noun is one of the major Parts of Speech. It is used to name an object or thing.
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Types
Countable Nouns - Non-Countable Nouns
Some nouns can be counted; you can count the number of books in the room and the number of words on a page, etc. These are countable nouns:
However, some nouns cannot be counted. You cannot, for example, count water:
This is because water is a non-countable noun; we cannot put a number in front of it. Non-countable nouns are sometimes known as uncountable nouns or mass nouns.
Pronouns
Sometimes we use a pronoun to replace a noun in a sentence. We do this so we do not have to repeat the same words again and again:
becomes:
In this case, he and it are pronouns; they mean Brian and the door.</div>
Concrete/Abstract Nouns
It is easy to see a book; because we can see it, we call it a concrete noun. Sometimes it is impossible to see a noun; for example these are also nouns but you cannot see them:
These are abstract nouns and they refer to concepts rather than objects.
Proper Nouns
We also talk about proper nouns which are people's names:
Noun Phrases
Look at these sentences:
We have taken a simple noun, man, and added other words to it to make a noun phrase. A noun phrase works in the same way as a single noun.
Gerunds
When we have a verb which we want to use as a noun, we can use a gerund (a verbal noun). This is made using the -ing form of the verb:
Forms
There are only two forms of nouns: singular or plural.
Book is a singular noun, this means it refers only to one book. If we want to talk about more than one book, we must use a plural noun: books, telephones, airplanes, teachers, waves
To make a plural noun, we usually add -s to the end of the singular noun.
