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Countable and uncountable nouns
Items we count using numbers are countable nouns. These nouns are singular or plural. In the singular, countable nouns use a determiner like a or an. For example: I have a dog that smiles. In the singular form, you can also use the number one. I have one dog that smiles. The plural form uses a variety of different numbers along with the suffix…
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Abstract nouns
Abstract nouns are the opposite of concrete nouns. They are nouns that you cannot touch, taste, hear, see, or smell. Abstract nouns refer to concepts, ideas, qualities, and feelings that are not tangible. Sometimes it can be difficult to pick an abstract noun out of a sentence. This happens when a word like love appears in a…
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Common nouns and proper nouns
Nouns are either common or proper. Common nouns do not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. In contrast. proper nouns represent specific places, people, and things. You capitalize proper nouns no matter where they appear in a sentence. An example of a proper noun would be Luke. The name refers…
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Nouns
Concrete Nouns Concrete nouns are people, places, or things that we observe using the five senses. Nouns that we hear, see, taste, touch, or smell belong to this category of nouns. We can subcategorize concrete nouns into 2 types of nouns: proper and common. When looking at a sentence it is easy to pick out the concrete noun example.…
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Using a Noun in English Grammar
Using a Noun as a Subject or an Object Each sentence that we speak or write must feature a subject and this will always be a noun. When we talk about the subject, we are referring to the place, person or thing which is completing the action (verb) within the sentence. Look at the following examples:…
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Noun Examples
As we mentioned earlier, the noun can be used to name a variety of different things. Lets take a look a this. Examples of Nouns to Name a Person The prime minister My sister A boy Barack Obama Examples of Nouns to Name a Place The beach Mount Everest My kitchen Australia Examples of Nouns…
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What Is A Noun?
Noun Definition In order to understand what a noun is, the most simple explanation is that a noun is a word which is used to refer to a person, item, thing or place. In every sentence in English, there must be a subject and that subject will always be a noun. However, the noun can…
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List of Verbs: Examples & Images
Learn an extensive list of commonly used verbs in English. Do: I dont know. Doubt: I doubt if itll snow. Drag: I had to drag him out of bed. Drive: He drives a truck. Drop: I dropped my sandwich. Dry: Raisins are dried grapes. Earn: He earns three times more than me. Eat: You cant eat your…
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Finite and Non-finite Verbs
Another word for the finite form is the conjugated form. This happens when the verb is being used within a sentence. By conjugating the verb you are allowing it to demonstrate tense, number, mood and person. An example of this might be the sentence he won the tournament. The conjugated verb here shows us that…
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Present and Past Participles
What is a Participle? A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed. They function as adjectives, thus participles modify nouns or pronouns. Types of Participles There are two participles in the English language: the present and past participle. Present Participle This is a very simple…