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The difference in use of general and specific nouns is the context in which they're used. Example:
Specific: The company finally made a profit this year.
General: Profit is always the goal of any company.
The first sentence is referring to a specific profit, the profit that the company made this year. In the second sentence the word profit is any profit, a profit made by any company any year.
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What does une vache mean?
"une vache" (feminine noun) means "a cow" in English. Use the word only for that specific animal, not for the females of large animals (elephants, whales, etc..) which all have their specific names in French.
What is the feminine of the word sorcerer?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female.The noun 'wizard' is a common gender noun;, a word for a male or a female. A wizard is a person who practices magic or conjuring; and a person with amazing skill (a wizard at math).Some writers of stories (e.g. Harry Potter) use "Wizard" for a male and "Witch" for a female, but this usage is not strictly necessary, both words are common gender nouns.
What Is The Masculine Of Waitress?
In general, English words ending in -ress that refer to a female can be modified to apply to a male by replacing -ress with -er or -or. This is not ALWAYS the case, but it USUALLY is. Unfortunately you'll probably have to guess which of the two you should use in any given case; for example it's actress/actor but waitress/waiter.
How do you say they used in french?
"they" is hard to answer. If the group of people you are reffering to has a male in it then "they" would be "ils" but if the group is all girls it would be "elles". To put the verb "use" in past tense you have to use two verbs in french and in this case you use the verb "avoir" (to have) and utiliser (to use). So in conclusion, if it's a group with a boy it's "Ils ont utiliser" and if it's a group of compleetely girls it is "Elles ont utiliser"
Which article would you use before a singular noun that ended in -tion?
It would depend upon what you are trying to say, and on whether the noun begins with a vowel.A : une.The : la except if noun begins with a vowel then l' .
Is a word used before a noun to show which particular example of the noun your reffering to eg that blue dress my last holiday?
Yes, your example use of the demonstrative pronoun 'that', the adjective 'blue', the possessive adjective 'my', and the adjective 'last' are used to indicate a specific dress and a specific holiday.
What is the gender of salesman?
The noun 'salesman' is a gender specific noun for a male.The gender specific noun for a female is 'saleswoman'.The corresponding common gender noun is 'salesperson'.
Is a x-box 360 a proper noun?
Yes, "Xbox 360" is a proper noun, the name of a specific product of Microsoft Corporation; the name of a specific thing.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.Note: Microsoft Corporation does not use a dash in the name of their Xbox products.
Is America a proper or a common noun?
The word America is a proper noun because it is the name of a specific place. The common nouns for the word America is country or continent, depending on use.
Is it capitalization that forms a proper noun?
No, capitalization is not what forms a proper noun. There are some proper nouns that do not use capital letters (m&m's for example) and far too many people that capitalize incorrectly. A capital letter does not make it a proper noun. What determines that a noun is a proper noun is what the word is for. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. The noun "m&m's" is the name of a specific candy and a registered trademark, a proper noun. Common nouns are general words for people, places, and things. Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, and things. The noun 'doctor' is a common noun; the noun Doctor Jonas Salk is a proper noun, the name of a specific person. The noun 'city' is a common noun; the noun New York City is a proper noun, the name of a specific place. The noun 'bridge' is a common noun; the noun Brooklyn Bridge is a proper noun, the name of a specific thing.
Is x-box 360 a proper noun?
Yes, "Xbox 360" is a proper noun, the name of a specific product of Microsoft Corporation; the name of a specific thing.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.Note: Microsoft Corporation does not use a dash in the name of their Xbox products.
How can you use the duplo possessive?
The noun Duplo is a proper noun, the name of a specific product and a trademark of The Lego Group.The possessive form of the proper noun is Duplo's.Example use: Duplo's products are designed for young children.
Is common is a noun or general noun?
The noun 'common' is a common noun, a general word for a piece of open land in a town or village for public use; a word for a thing.The noun 'common' is a specific noun for the general noun 'land' or 'area'.
What kind of noun is the?
The word 'the' is not a noun, it is a definite article, indicating that the noun following it is a specific singular noun. The is also an adverb before an adjective (for example, This is the best.). Some call the use of 'the' specifying a noun an adjective.
How would you use non negotiable in a sentence?
it depends on what ur reffering to in implicating way
What is the collective noun of gunpowder?
There is no specific collective noun for gunpowder, in which case, you use an appropriate noun suited to the situation a pound of gunpowder, a flask of gunpowder, a box of gunpowder, etc.
Is market a collective noun?
The noun 'market' is not a specific collective noun for anything, but it is a suitable noun for use as a collective noun. Some possible uses might be a market of goods, a market of food, a market of livestock, etc.
