Types of Nouns

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea, not capitalized (e.g., dog, city).

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, always capitalized (e.g., Sarah, Paris).

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What is a plural noun?

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A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., dogs, cities).

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What is an abstract noun?

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An abstract noun is a type of noun that represents an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object (e.g., happiness, freedom).

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What is a concrete noun?

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A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced through the five senses (e.g., apple, car).

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g., he, she, it).

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Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'The cat chased its tail.'

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its

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Identify the common noun in this sentence: 'The teacher gave the students homework.'

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teacher

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun is a word that represents a group of people or things (e.g., team, flock).