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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Nouns

Nouns

- a name word for things, places and person

Classification of Nouns

1. Common Nouns - it points out a class of persons, places, or things.

Ex.: man, city, rock

2. Proper Nouns - a specific name of a person

Ex.: Mark, Merjane, Marlon, Ronie, Stacy, Peter, Nove, Sarah, Charlyn

3. Collective Nouns - also known as group name

Ex.: Family, group, fleet, flock

4. Concrete Nouns - a name given to the things which can be perceived by our senses

Ex.: pencil, bag, girl

5. Abstract Nouns - a name given to ideas

Ex.: hatred, hunger, lust, love, beauty

6. Compound Nouns - a noun made up of one or two words

Ex.: Editor-in-chief, mother-in-law

7. Substantive Nouns - any word or words used as noun substitutes (a.k.a pronouns)

it, he, they, she,

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