Nouns Flashcards
1
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Definition
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Identifies a person, place, thing, idea or concept
2
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Proper noun
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Refers to a unique person, place or thing (capital letter)
3
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Common noun
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Refers to a non-specific thing or object (non-capital letter)
4
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Concrete noun
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Refers to an object that physically exists
5
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Abstract noun
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Refers to feelings, ideas or concepts which don’t physically exist
6
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Countable noun
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A noun which can be ‘counted’, used in the plural
7
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Uncountable noun
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A noun which cannot be used in the plural
8
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Collective noun
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Refers to a group, collection of people, animals or objects
9
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Compound noun
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A noun made up of two or more existing words
