Nouns

Question 1

What do nouns refer to

Answer 1

people
places
things
concepts/ideas/emotions

Question 2

What are proper nouns

Answer 2

the names of people, places, countries, organisations.

Normally have a capital at the beginning

Question 3

What are common nouns

Answer 3

other nouns that are not proper nouns

Question 4

What are the two types of common noun

Answer 4

abstract

concrete

Question 5

Concrete nouns

Answer 5

are things which can be seen, touched, sensed by the 5 senses.
they are actual, tangible things

Question 6

Abstract nouns

Answer 6

nouns that express concepts, ideas or emotions

They do not usually have plurals

Question 7

Definite article

Answer 7

The

Question 8

Indefinite article

Answer 8

A

Question 9

Countable and non-countable nouns

Answer 9

countable: dogs

non-countable: frost

Question 10

Non-count nouns

Answer 10

refer to things which exist as a mass or single entirety.

Don’t normally have a plural form

Question 11

Noun phrases

Answer 11

Before the noun there is usually an article

and there are also adjectives included to provide more information about the noun

Question 12

What parts of the sentence can a noun be

Answer 12

Either the subject or the object of a sentence

Question 13

Pronouns

Answer 13

are words which can stand in for nouns, such as:

he, she, it, they

Question 14

Possessive pronouns

Answer 14

show who nouns belong to

e.g. “it’s mine”