Nouns

Nouns

1. Name of a person, place or thing.

   • Common
     • Special name of any ordinary thing that you can see or touch
       • Examples: house, orange, car, tree.
         • I live in a house.
   • Proper
     • The special name of a person, place or thing with capital letters
       • Examples: Melbourne, Mandy, Victoria
         • Mandy lives in Melbourne.
   • Abstract
     • Name of something the exists in your mind, but you cannot see or touch it
       • Examples: anger, happiness, love
         • She was filled with love.
   • Plural
     • A word the expresses more than one
       • Example: woman -> women, goose -> geese
         • The children play until dinner time.
   • Collective
     • A name given to a group of persons or things
       • Example: class, team, band.
         • A class of students.
   • Singular
     • One that refers to one person, one place, or one idea
       • Examples: girl, dream, city
         • The girl went on a shopping spree.
   • Technical
     • Technical nouns are specific types of nouns used in technical English. Many technical documents use a technical type of language that allows for more conciseness than plain English.
       • A foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct
   • Gender
     • Tells us about the sex of the noun. There's 4 types which are: masculine, feminine, common and neuter
       • Examples: actor (m), actress (f), students (c), school (n)
         • The computer (n) has brought drastic changes in our lives