My brother will be twenty five on Saturday.
We have invited twelve people to his party.
The party starts at six o'clock.
Please deliver the food by five and I will pay the balance of one hundred dollars on delivery.
A number is a noun as a word for a number or a quantity. Examples: The table is set for six. Volume two has arrived at the bookstore.
The bird sat on the wire.The baby was asleep.My cat is black.Do you have a nice car?I bought two boxes.
Example sentence with three adjectives (silly, little, happy) and a noun (girl).She was a silly little girl but she was happy.
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The number of contributors to the Answers site keeps growing.My favorite number is ten.
A number is a noun as a word for a number or a quantity. Examples: The table is set for six. Volume two has arrived at the bookstore.
The dog is outsides the house. Tom, just stay out.
The noun in your sentence is 'speech'. The word 'today' is sometimes a noun, but in this sentence it is an adverb modifying the verb 'to give'.
Verbal nouns, called gerunds, are the present participle of a verb (the -ing word) that functions as a noun in a sentence. Examples are:actingaimingarguingarmingbalancingbeggingbettingbowlingcallingcasingcastingcoatingcurlingdancingdatingdrawingdyingeatingeasingelectingeveningfacingfinishingfishingflashingfurnishingsgardeninggradinggreetingguessinghazinghelpinghousinghuntingicinginningironingjoiningjokingjumpingkillingkissingknittingknockinglandinglikinglininglodginglongingmatingmistingmountingmovingmurmuringmusingnestingnudgingnursingnurturingofferingopeningovercomingoverseeingpaintingpartingplowingpurgingrisingrubbingrulingrunningrushingsavingsscoldingsewingsolderingtailoringtellingtinkeringtoolingtutoringundoingunveilingupbringingurgingvacationingvanishingvaultingventingwailingwantingweavingwebbingweddingweltingwordingyearningyellingyodelingzoning
Examples of ten nouns in sentences (noun in bold):My daughter takes ballet.We had a picnic at the park.Jack attends Lincoln High School.Mother made ginger cookies.The car broke down on the bridge.
Examples of concrete nouns:applebathtubcandledogeggfeetgardeniaharpicejuicekayakladdermittensnoseoceanparrotquiltropestartulip
The bird sat on the wire.The baby was asleep.My cat is black.Do you have a nice car?I bought two boxes.
No, "give" is a verb, not a preposition. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Examples of prepositions include "in," "on," "under," and "beside."
He was full of joy at the birth of his son. The bath was full of water. He had a lot of advice to think about before making his decision.
A gerund is the present participle of a verb (the -ing word) that functions in a sentence as a noun. Some examples are:playingreadingdancingswimmingfishingrunningthinkingwishinghopingguessing
subject: we verb: had noun: sweet potato pie sentence: We had sweet potato pie with dinner. subject: Jack verb: rode noun: bike sentence: Jack rode his bike to school. subject: river verb: ran noun: farm sentence: The river ran through our farm.
Example sentence with three adjectives (silly, little, happy) and a noun (girl).She was a silly little girl but she was happy.