Nouns

Front 1

What is a Noun?

Back 1

a person, place, thing, animal or idea.

Front 2

How can you tell when a word is being used as a noun?

Back 2

First, ask yourself whether the word is being used to describe a thing. It could be an abstract thing, such as an:
Emotion (love)
Event (discussion)
Quality (cleanliness)
Action (removal)
Result of an action (production).

Front 3

If you are not sure of the exact grammatical role, where do you look in spotting the noun?

Back 3

Right in front of the word.

If you find markers such as:
the
a
an
my
you've got a noun.

Front 4

Name the Categories of Nouns

Back 4

Qualities
Actions
Proper Nouns
Common Nouns
Compound Nouns
Collective Nouns

Front 5

Most nouns made from adjectives are Qualities.

Back 5

True.

Front 6

Many of these nouns made from verbs represent Actions or the results of actions.

Back 6

True.

Front 7

Some nouns are spelled with capital letters, these nouns are called ___ nouns, nouns that name specific items

Back 7

Proper

Front 8

All other nouns are Common Nouns.

Back 8

True

Front 9

Some nouns contain more than one word, these are ___ nouns.

Back 9

Compound

Front 10

Collective Nouns refer to groups composed of members. These nouns are ___.

Back 10

Singular

Front 11

What category of nouns are the following?
Jury, navy, administration, tour group, agency, family, couple, duo.

Back 11

Singular

Front 12

Find the Nouns:

Companies in the United States receive certain protections from imports.

Back 12

companies
Unite States
protections
imports

Front 13

Find the Nouns:

Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice, a novel that in 2005 was adapted into a film starring Keira Knightley.

Back 13

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
novel
2005
film
Keira Knightley

Front 14

Find the Nouns:

The primary purpose of the passage is to present an alternative explanation for a well-known fact.

Back 14

purpose
passage
explanation
fact

Front 15

Find the Nouns:

A recent study has provided additional support for a particular theory about the origin of the fruit bat.

Back 15

study
support
theory
origin
fruit bat

Front 16

Find the Nouns:

I am only happy if you are happy; my happiness depends on yours.

Back 16

happiness

Front 17

How can you tell a Count Noun?

Back 17

If there is an -s added to the end of the noun.
Or...
using numbers or other words (many, few, more, fewer).

Front 18

What is a Mass Noun?

Back 18

it represents "stuff" (bread, water) that can't be counted directly without adding a word such as piece or cup. You talk about how much you have of a mass noun by counting units (pieces or cups)
Or...
using (much, little, more, less)

Front 19

Use ___ for something you can't count, and ___ for something you can count.

Back 19

Amount, Less
Number, Fewer

Front 20

True or False:

The sentence:

"I have a great amount of homework and a great amount of deadlines"

is correct.

Back 20

False.

Homework is not countable (it's a mass noun) so the first amount is correct. But deadlines are countable, so the second part of the sentence should read "a great NUMBER of deadlines."