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Examples of each category of noun with example sentences:
A singular noun is a word for one person, place or thing.
Example: My mom will be home soon.
A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things.
Example: The homes on my street are all very old.
A common noun is a general word for a person, place, or thing.
Example: My mom will be home soon.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
Example: The homes on Mulberry Street are very old.
A concrete noun is a word for something that can be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched.
Example: My mom will be home soon.
An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that is known, learned, thought, understood, or felt emotionally.
Example: My mom can help us with this problem.
A count noun is a noun that has a singular and a plural form.
Example: This house is much larger than the houseswe've already seen.
An uncountable noun (also called a mass noun) is noun for something that is indivisible into countable units; a word that normally has only a singular or a plural form.
Example: My mom's advice is to get the best educationthat you can afford.
A partitive noun (also called a noun counter) is a noun to count or quantify an uncountable noun.
Example: Please pick up a quart of milk and a loaf of bread.
An attributive noun (also called a noun adjunct) is a noun used to modify another noun and function as an adjective.
Example: My mom makes the best almond cookies.
A gerund (also called a verbal noun) is the present participle of a verb that functions as a noun.
Example: I didn't have time for shopping.
A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership, possession, origin, or purpose. Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe -s to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s.
Example: My mom's house is in the city. My grandparents' house is in the country.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way.
Example: My grandpa was leading his herd of cattle back to the barn.
A material noun is a noun for something that other things are made from.
Example: My new coat is red wool with leathertrim.
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What is an example of a sentence using the word example?
An example is a noun which means a demonstrative case. The word example can be used in the following possible sentences:Eating fruit is an example of how I try to be healthy.This ancient pot is an example of how skilled the workers of the time were.These three sentences each give an example of how to use a word.
Could you Give me a sentence that includes a common a proper and an abstract noun?
Example sentence: Here are the photos from our vacation in Mexico.common nouns: photos, vacationproper noun: Mexicoabstract noun: vacation
What is one example of a abstract noun?
An example of an abstract noun is knowledge.
Is firefighter a descriptive noun?
Yes, the noun 'firefighter' is a descriptive noun, a noun that give you a picture of the person or thing.For example, in the sentence, "People put out the fire.", a perfectly correct sentence but it doesn't give a clue who those people are (passersby, neighbors, the family?). The sentence, "Firefighters put out the fire." tells you that the fire was put out by professionals and it was probably put out safely.
Can you give an example of a sentence using the word 'exploration'?
The exploration of caves can be an exciting yet dangerous pastime. It is a noun and refers to the act of exploring.
Can you give me an example of a noun?
Apple
Give an example of noun plus noun equals noun?
Example of a noun plus a noun equals a noun:four + two = six (words for numbers are nouns)
give a common noun for each proper noun reebok?
readbook
Can you give an example of a noun?
United States. Noun- a person, place, or thing.
What part of speech is the word work in the sentence Susan arrives at work early each morning?
In this sense, work is a place. It falls into the noun category.
Can you give me 5 example of noun?
A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.Here is 5 noun examples:neighborparklaptopdoggycup
Can You Give Me a Sentence with the word noun?
i can use the word noun if i want to. that was a example sentece.
Give a common noun for each proper noun. 1.Reebok@ 2. Edward?
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Give an example question about noun?
What are the functions of a noun? Answer: A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Give example of trouble some noun or irregular noun?
The word 'troublesome' is not a noun. The word troublesome is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun. Example sentence:That's troublesome evidence of termite infestation.
Is category an adjective?
No, it is a noun (a genre or classification). When used with another noun (e.g. category listings), it is functioning as a noun adjunct, rather than an adjective.
Give me an example of possessive noun in a sentence?
The cat's tail was fluffy and well-groomed.
