Examples of four properties of noun?

Answer 1

The four formal properties of nouns are case, gender, number, and person.

Case, a noun is the subject or object or shows possession. For example:

• The player is especially tall. (subject)
• The manager chose the tall player. (object)
• The player's throw is famous. (possessive)

Gender, a noun that is gender specific for male, female, and neuter; some examples are:

• male: father, son, husband, uncle
• female: mother, daughter, wife, niece
• neuter: table, teacher, tooth, truth

Number, the form of the noun tells when a noun is one or more than one; singular or plural, for example:

• an apple, four apples
• a baby, two babies
• a box, more boxes
• a knife, a set of knives

Person, the first person is the one/ones speaking, the second person is the one/ones spoken to; the third person is the one/ones spoken about; for example:

• We need more time. or Jane and I need more time. (first person plural)
• John, you must finish your homework. (second person singular)
• The vacation was great! (third person singular)