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Nouns in English Grammar

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. They form the foundation of sentences and are essential for communication.

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What Are "Nouns" In the English Grammar?

Nouns

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Nouns are among the first lessons when studying a new language. In other words, we have to be able to name things first, then make sentences with them.
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What are "Compound Nouns" in English Grammar?

Compound Nouns

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Compound nouns are formed when two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning.
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"Proper and Common Nouns" in English Grammar

Proper and Common Nouns

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Nouns can be categorized based on what they refer to. Common nouns refer to general items, while proper nouns specify unique entities.
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"Singular and Plural Nouns" in English Grammar

Singular and Plural Nouns

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Singular nouns refer to one item, while plural nouns indicate more than one. Understanding the difference helps form correct sentences and observe agreement.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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It is important to know if a noun is countable or not. It can help form correct sentences using articles and verbs that agree with the noun.
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Collective Nouns

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If we want to represent certain individual nouns as one entity we can make use of collective nouns. In this lesson, you'll learn about their structure and uses.
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Gerunds

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Gerunds are words derived from verbs that act as nouns. All gerunds include a verb and -ing. In this lesson, we will learn more about them.
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Possessive Form of Nouns

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Possessive structures can show ownership and personal relationships. With the help of an apostrophe and 's', we can make the possessive form of nouns.
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Abstract and Concrete Nouns

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Based on what we can or cannot perceive with our five senses, we can categorize nouns into two groups: abstract and common nouns. Start learning!
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Noun Modifiers

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As you might guess, noun modifiers can modify nouns. What if there is a noun phrase after noun modifiers? If these questions are stuck in your mind, read more!
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Verbal Nouns

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Sometimes we can change a verb and make it into a noun. One of the most common ways of doing this is adding the suffix -ing. Let's see what verbal nouns are!
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Gerund Phrases

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Grund phrases are phrases that have 'gerunds,' 'its object,' and any 'modifiers' or 'complements.' In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
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Gender-Specific Nouns

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Legends say that the famous Dracula was not a Count, but actually was a Countess! Shocking? Here we will look at gender-specific nouns like Count/Countess!
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Plural-Only Nouns

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Here, we will discuss some nouns in the English language that are always used as a plural noun, i.e. they don't have a singular form.
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Noun Clauses

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Mostly, the English learners are ok with the idea of nouns, but when it comes to noun clauses, they may not be as confident as they are with nouns. Read more.
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Nominal Adjectives

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Nominal adjectives are adjectives that function as a noun in a sentence. They may take different roles which we will uncover in this lesson.
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Nouns

What Are Nouns?

Nouns are one of the major word classes, actually, it is the largest word class in the English language.
Nouns give names to people, things, animals, etc. They can even refer to abstract objects such as ideas, feelings, etc.
Nouns can function as the subjects, objects, and etc, in sentences. Since noun is a large word class in English, it is divided into more small groups that each has their own characteristic.

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