What are nouns?


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What are nouns?

Nouns

Nouns are naming words. Everything we see or are able to talk about is represented by a word which names it - that word is called a 'noun'. There are names for people, animals, places, objects, substances, qualities, actions and measures.

Examples:

soldier - Alan - cousin - Frenchman (< names for people)

rat - zebra - lion - aardvark (< names for animals)

house - London - factory - shelter (< names for places)

table - frame - printer - chisel (< names for objects)

lead - nitrogen - water - ice (< names for substances)

kindness - beauty - bravery - wealth - faith (< names for qualities)

rowing - cooking - barking - reading - listening (< names for actions)

month - inch - day - pound - ounce (< names for measures)

Click on the nouns:

DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS

The noun family is quite large. See the lesson Different Types of Nouns.

See also:

What are adjectives?
What are adverbs?
What are conjunctions?
What are interjections?
What are prepositions?
What are verbs?
The different types of nouns
What are pronouns?
The different types of pronouns

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