Nouns Flashcards
What is a noun
A naming word
Name the different types of nouns
Common Proper Abstract Collective Compound Gerund
Define common nouns
Can be seen or touched
Define Proper nouns
Used for a name of a place, person or thing and it I written in a capital letter
Define abstract nouns
Describes things that cannot be seen, heard, tasted or touched
Define collective nouns
A word for a collection of items or people
Define compound nouns
2 or more words joined together by hyphens
Define gerunds
Does the work of a noun.
A gerund can be a subject or an object in a sentence
It Is made up of a base verb and adding the suffix -ing
Explain countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns refer to things we can count and can be singular or plural
Uncountable nouns refer to things we cannot count and are usually single
Explain singular and plural nouns
Singular nouns stand for just one person,animal,place,thing or quality
Plural nouns stand for two or more people, animals, places, Things or qualities
There are also nouns with no Singular
Sheep/birds
Flock
Fish in the sea
Shoal
Whales
Pod
Fish in a net
Catch
Cattle
Herd
