Nouns Flashcards

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common noun

A

the word used for a class of person, place, or thing (e.g., person, city, dog).

cat
monkey
sailor
village

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2
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proper noun

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the given name of a person, place or thing, i.e., its own name (e.g., Michael, New York, Rover). (Note: A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.)

Milton Keynes
Dexter
Sky News Broadcast team

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3
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abstract noun

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things you CANT see/touch:

joy
bravery
determination
hard work

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4
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collective noun

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words that mean groups:

choir
pack
team

can be treated as singular or plural. It depends on the sense of your sentence.

the team IS scheduled to get here for the afternoon
the team ARE all wearing red socks

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5
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compound noun

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nouns made up of more than one word:

water bottle
pickpocket
traffic warden

some are hyphenated, -
some are not,
and some combine their words to form a single word

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concrete noun

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things you can see/touch:

tree
hammer
clouds

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7
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count noun

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nouns that can be counted:

pigeons
sweets
fire engines

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non-count noun

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are things you cannot count:

music
water

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