Chapter 3 Nouns Flashcards
1
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What are common nouns?
A
They are nouns that utter the name of one or more members of a large class of things. (door, gin, lake)
2
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What are proper nouns
A
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing.
3
Q
What are collective nouns?
A
They are nouns that give names to groups of things or people.
(galaxy, tribe, flock)
4
Q
What are concrete nouns?
A
They name an object that is perceivable by the senses.
glove, phone, spoon
5
Q
What are abstract nouns?
A
Nouns that name a quality or idea.
havoc, dismay, ethics
6
Q
In what ways can a noun be used?
A
As the subject of a sentence, as the complement of a verb, as an object of a preposition, as an appositive, and in a direct address.
7
Q
What is an appositive?
A
An appositive further identifies another noun.
8
Q
What is a direct address?
A
A noun that names the person being spoken to.
