Noun As An Adjective As you have probably already learned a noun is a person, place or thing, while an adjective is a word used to describe the noun: Adjective Noun blue sweater fast car old bread However, sometimes a noun is used to describe another … [Read more...]
Compound Nouns
Compound Nouns A type of noun we use a lot are compound nouns. These are usually made of two nouns or an adjective plus a noun. When looking at compound nouns one needs to remember that they act as a single word and are modified by other adjectives and nouns. The three forms for writing … [Read more...]
Possessive Nouns
Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns show that something belongs to another person or thing. We typically add an apostrophe followed by an 's' to singular nouns and only an apostrophe to plural nouns. Here are some examples of possessive nouns: the chair’s legs (one chair) the chairs’ … [Read more...]
Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns Proper Nouns (Names) Proper nouns are specific names for a person, place or entity. The most common example of a proper noun is a person’s first name, such as Alexandra or Jaime. Another example is the name of a country such as China, Spain and Brazil. Companies such as … [Read more...]
Count and Non-count Nouns
Count and Non-count Nouns Countable Nouns Countable nouns can be easily spotted and are usually tangible. They can be used in a plural form by adding an "s" or "es". For example: apples, dogs, cars and chairs. Here are more examples: Boy, girl Man, woman (Irregular - Men, … [Read more...]
What Are Nouns
What Are Nouns? The basic definition of a noun is that it is a word representing a place, person or thing. For example: place: beach, park, house, building, Nebraska person: Paul, mother, president thing: couch, ball, apple, chair, castle The challenge with this definition of a noun is … [Read more...]