1. 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)
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