Types Of Nouns Flashcards

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What are the 7 types of nouns?

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  1. Proper nouns
  2. Common nouns
  3. Collective nouns
  4. Abstract nouns
  5. Concrete nouns
  6. Countable nouns
  7. Non-countable nouns
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What are proper nouns?

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Proper nouns are the specific not generic name of a particular person, place or thing

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What type of noun always begins with a capital letter?

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Proper nouns

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is the general or generic name of a person, place or thing.

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What are subsections of common nouns?

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Proper nouns

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun is the name of a group or classes of persons or things.

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What are abstract nouns?

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Abstract noun refer to concepts that cannot be perceived by the five sensory organs.

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What’s are concrete nouns?

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Concrete noun refers to concepts that can be perceived by at least one of the five sensory organs.

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What are countable nouns?

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Countable noun or count nouns means anything or anyone you can count.

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What is a non-countable noun?

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A non-countable noun or mass noun is a noun which does not have a plural form and which refers to something that you could or would not usually count.

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What noun can’t make use of “a” or “an”?

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A non-countable noun.

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