types of nouns Flashcards

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proper noun

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: a noun that names a particular person, place, or thing

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pronoun

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word we use instead of noun. eg using her instead of ‘emily’

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posessive determiner

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a determiner indicating possession, for example my, your, her, their.

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definite article

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something specific eg ‘the’ chair

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indefinite article

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something which could mean multiple things eg ‘a’ chair

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abstract noun

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feelings which allow for different interpretations eg love, hate, like

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concrete noun

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material object rather than an abstract quality

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common noun

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generic name for a person, place, or thing in a class or group.

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mass non-count noun

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nouns representing something that cannot be counted eg blood, sunlight, air

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demonstrative noun

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this that

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