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9 Cards in this Set
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Noun
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A noun is a word that identifies: a person (woman, boy, doctor, neighbor), a thing (dog, building, tree, country), an idea, quality, or state (truth, danger, birth, happiness).
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Common noun
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A common noun is a noun that refers to people or things in general, e.g. boy, country, bridge, city, birth, day, happiness.
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Proper Noun
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A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing, e.g. Steven, Africa, Brooklyn Bridge, London, Monday. In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters.
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Concrete noun
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A concrete noun is a noun that refers to people and to things that exist physically and can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted. Examples include dog, building, coffee, tree, rain, beach, tune, Brooklyn Bridge.
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Abstract noun
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An abstract noun is a noun that refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions — things that cannot be seen or touched and things that have no physical reality. For example: truth, danger, happiness, time, friendship, humor.
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Collective nouns
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Collective nouns refer to groups of people or things, e.g. audience, family, government, team, jury. In American English, most collective nouns are treated as singular, with a singular verb:The whole family was at the table.
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Count nouns
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Nouns can be either count or non-count. Count nouns (or countable nouns) are those that refer to something that can be counted.
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Noncount or mass nouns
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Noncount or mass nouns do not typically refer to things that can be counted and so they do not regularly have a plural form.
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Verbal noun
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The present participle of a verb when it’s used as a noun (e.g. "smoking" in smoking is strictly forbidden). Also called gerund. Find out more about participles.
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