Noun: An Introduction

I would like to apologise for the delay of the notes on Noun. I have been busy preparing my students for the final exam which will take place this Friday.

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Definition

Noun is a word that refers to a person, (such as Ann or doctor), a place (such as Paris or city) or a thing, a quality or an activity (such as plant, sorrow or tennis)- (Oxford Advanced Genie).

Categories of Noun

i) Common Noun

- a word such as table, cat, or sea, that refers to an object or a thing but is not the name of a particular person, place or thing (Oxford Advanced Genie).

e.g. palace, house, restroom, car, child, cousin

ii) Abstract Noun

- a noun, for example goodness or freedom, that refers to an idea or a general quality, not to a physical object. (Oxford Advanced Genie)

- a noun that refers to something intangible, a concept or an idea.

iii) Proper Noun

- a word that is the name of a person, a place, an institution, etc. and is written with a capital letter. (Oxford Advanced Genie)

e.g. Houses of Parliament, Italy, The States, Tom, Mrs. Muriyama.


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