Nouns Flashcards
1
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Abstract Noun
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A thing we cannot physically touch but is an emotion or idea (love, peace, anger)
2
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Countable noun
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can be made plural (pen, dog, bottle)
3
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Uncountable Noun
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cannot be made plural (money, luggage, furniture)
4
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Common Noun
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generic everyday nouns
5
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Proper Noun
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a specific name for an object (Sarah, London)
6
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Concrete Noun
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an object you can physically see/touch (table, chair, bed)
7
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Collective Noun
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a group of people. places, ideas, objects (family, herd, brunch)
8
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Compound Noun/Noun Phrase
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when more than one word makes up the noun:
- open form = world peace
- hyphenated form = brother-in-law
- closed form = toothpaste
