NOUN SUSTANTIVO

Ana Cristina Nancy Gissell

Feb/2016

NOUN

The 2 MAIN categories are:

person place thing idea

COMMON PROPER

person

place

thing

COMMON PROPER

TYPES of NOUNS abstract: idea, event, quality, concept

concrete: something recognizable thru senses

TYPES of NOUNS animate: person, animal, or other creature

inanimate: material objects

TYPES of NOUNS countable: have a singular and plural form

uncountable: only used in singular

TYPES of NOUNS collective: describes a group of things/people as a unit

compound: 2 or more nouns combined form a single noun

TYPES of NOUNS verbal: these are derived from verbs

gerunds: formed with verbs but act as nouns

two fine paintings a new building

energetically dancing in the club

quickly swimming in the ocean

TYPES of NOUNS definitely male or female gender-specific:

indicates there is more than one of anything plural:

queen

actor

hostess uncle

niece deer

boxes thieves

oxen

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