Nouns: The Complete, Friendly Guide (with practice!)
Why learn nouns? Nouns are the backbone of sentences. They name people, places, things, ideas, and events, everything your learners talk or write about. Mastering nouns helps you: - build precise vocabulary (“report” vs “reporter” vs “reporting”), - choose correct articles and quantifiers (a/an, the, some, much/many), - form accurate plurals and possessives, - write clearer, more professional sentences for emails, reports, and exams. What is a noun? A noun names a person, place, thing, idea, or event. Quick tests: - Can you put a/an/the in front? (the report) - Can it be plural? (reports) - Can it be replaced by a pronoun? (it/they) Major types & kinds of nouns (with examples) Proper vs. Common Proper: specific names; capitalized. (Maria, Baguio, Monday, Nike, August) Common: general names; not capitalized. (teacher, city, day, shoes, month) Concrete vs. Abstract Concrete (you can sense it): apple, rain, keyboard Abstract (ideas/qualities): fre...