Nouns in English Grammar

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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.
What is the diffrence between "Proper and Common Nouns"?

Proper and Common Nouns

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Did you know there are two kinds of noun: common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns refer to general nouns and proper nouns refer to specific nouns.
"Singular and Plural Nouns" in English Grammar

Singular and Plural Nouns

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Anything that is just one in quantity is singular. But what if there is more than one? Nouns that are two or more are called plurals! Simple, yes? Let's see!
Diffrence between "Countable and Uncountable Nouns" in English Grammar

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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It's important to know if a noun is countable or uncountable. This is going to help us to use the correct article. Let's learn more.
What are "Collective Nouns" in English Grammar?

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.
Gerunds in the English Grammar

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.
"Possessive Nouns" in English Grammar

Possessive Nouns

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Possessive structures have many functions like showing ownership or belonging. With the help of apostrophe 's', we can make a possessive noun. Let's start!
"Abstract and Concrete" Nouns in English Grammar

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!
"Noun Modifiers" in the English Grammar

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!
"Verbal Nouns" in English Grammar

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!
Gerund Phrases in the English Grammar

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" in English Grammar

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!
"Plural-Only Nouns" in English Grammar

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. Let's get to it!
"Noun Clauses" in the English Grammar

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

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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