2. WHat´s a noun?
A noun is a word used to name a person,
animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.
Everything is represented by a word that
lets us talk about it.
5. You always write a proper noun
with a capital letter, since the
noun represents the name of a
specific person, place, or thing.
The names of days of the week,
months, histo
rical documents, institutions,
organisations, religions.
6. I met Charles at the hospital.
Jack is my boyfriend.
China is the biggest source of tourists.
People speak English as a second language.
She comes from Colombia.
The Amazon is the largest river in the world.
Which is the capital city of Australia?
8. A common noun is a noun refering
to a person, place, o thing in a
general sense, usually you write it
with a capital letter only when it
begins a sentence.
9. The pig ran away fast.
The two girls liked to eat ice-cream.
My cat is big and fluffy and white.
Be safe and do not play with matches.
The class is going to be amazing.
A newborn baby cries a lot
.
My sister is older that I am.
11. A concrete noun is a noun which
names anything ( or anyone that
you can perceive through your
physical senses: touch, sight,
taste, hearing, or smell.
12. An inventor has a good imagination.
The boy wants to know about his future.
Her memories of Asia were fading.
The window is opened.
The car is red.
Paola is sleeping.
.
14. An abstract noun is a noun which
names anything which you can not
perceive through your five
physical senses, you can not see,
hear, touch, smell or taste, such as
an idea or a feeling.
15. The election was held in the auditorium.
Wild animals in captivity often seem sad
.
The artist thougt about her plan.
The average of his tests was not satisfactory.
The education is very important.
Give those birds their freedom!
.
17. A collective noun is a noun naming
a group of things, animals, or
persons. You could count the
individual members of the group,
but usually think of the group as a
whole is generally as one unit.
18. The jury took a long time to reach a verdict.
The army was on the marck for several days.
The band played five numbers.
The cast had a party after the show.
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